Legal Question in Employment Law in California

wrongful termination

I was hired as a licensed nursing home administrator for a company that was in the process of being placed on a perminant injunction by the attorney general. The COO who hired me was part of a management team brought in to operate the company after the injunction and agreements were finalized. The company removed the management team and immediately returned to a state of questionable management practices. They fired me on the day they were to give up operational control to a corp. compliance officer assigned as part of the injunction. The reason given was my involvement with the previous management team and for terminanting a director of nurses (who voluntarily resigned) and was contributing to a environment of substandard resident care and a hostile work environment towards me and the rest of the management team. I believe that the company is misrepresenting financial information and is violating the injunction by not providing the support needed to improve care at their facilities. Do I have a case for wrongful termination.


Asked on 7/02/06, 3:39 pm

3 Answers from Attorneys
Alden Knisbacher knisbacher law offices

Re: wrongful termination

If you were fired in retaliation for trying to address the problems you mention, you could have a case of wrongful termination in violation of public policy.

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Answered on 7/05/06, 9:43 pm
Terry A. Nelson Nelson & Lawless

Re: wrongful termination

IF you had a written contract that they violated, yes, maybe.

IF you could show this was some form of whistleblower retaliation or attempt to prevent you from reporting illegal conduct, yes, maybe.

If so, feel free to contact me to sort out the actual facts available.

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Answered on 7/05/06, 9:57 pm
Joel Selik www.SelikLaw.com

Re: wrongful termination

Caveat: I do not do employment cases, but I wish to help you. What occured to you was horrible. But, unless there was a written contract, what you did would probably not be considered violation of PUBLIC policy and there would probably not be a case. Please contact me and we can discuss this and review it with several employment attorneys I know. I have a special interest in bad practices of Nursing Homes.

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Answered on 7/06/06, 11:06 am


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