Although most California employees are considered to be “”at-will”" employees, employers are nonetheless prohibited from terminating employees for illegal reasons. A wrongful termination occurs when an employee is terminated not because of a legitimate business reason, but because of a protected category (such as sex, race, pregnancy, gender, religion, color, marital status, age, disability, etcetera), because an employee has made a complaint about illegal activities by its employer, because an employee has participated in protected activity (such as reporting sexual harassment or race discrimination), because an employee has complained about workplace safety issues, including workplace violence, because an employee has demanded that proper overtime wages be paid, because an employee has requested that proper meal or rest periods be given, or for any of other protected activity.
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