Contract Violation

Answer:

Recently, we received a call from a potential client who worked in Orange County, California. The client was terminated from her employment, but she had a contract with them, meaning she wasn’t just an at-will employee. The question came up of whether the employer could terminate her from her employment even though she had a contract. When this issue comes up, the most important thing is the language that’s in the contract. Sometimes a contract will say that an employee has to have just cause or a good cause to terminate an employee. Sometimes, the contract will say that the employee can be fired or any reason. It depends on the contract.