Community Legal Services: Resources

You may have specific rights, depending on how you lost your job. Here are answers to some of most common concerns faced by newly unemployed workers.

In most circumstances, employers can terminate employees “at will,” meaning at any time for any reason. And they are not even required by law to give the reason for a discharge. However, there are exceptions to the “at will” rule.

Retaliation occurs when an employer takes an “adverse action” against an employee because s/he has exercised a “protected legal right.”  Many state and federal laws protect employees from employer retaliation.

A resource on what a severance agreement is and your protections on severance pay, claims, etc.

A resource on your rights to get paid in full when your job ends.

A fact sheet on health and safety protections at work.

A fact sheet on when and where to find an employment lawyer.

A resource on how, where, and when to file a charge of discrimination against your employer.