Another type of wrongful termination is when an employer dismisses an employee on the basis of race or ethnicity. Under California law, every employee has the legal right to sue their employer for terminating them as an act of racial discrimination.

“At will” employment stipulates that an employer can terminate an employee for almost any reason. Besides sex and sexual orientation discrimination, racial discrimination is one of the other exceptions to this rule. An employee cannot be terminated because he or she is of a particular race. If you believe that you have been wrongfully fired for this reason, please contact the Law Office of Scott Righthand, and we will consult with you at no charge.

Building cases for racial discrimination cases can be difficult, and it is necessary to gather circumstantial evidence that suggests the potential for racial bias in the workplace. We will do the necessary research and investigation in order to compile evidence that speaks for itself. For example, talking to other employees in similar positions at the same company, or looking at statistics for diversity and levels of corporate achievement at the client’s company can all provide extremely useful information as we move forward with a racial discrimination lawsuit.

If you are wrongfully terminated as an act of discrimination, you may be eligible to receive compensation for any portion of your salary that you have lost, as well as emotional stress and trauma that understandably accompany such senseless acts.

Racial discrimination can occur with employees of any race or nationality. Although in San Francisco we may pride ourselves on diversity and open-mindedness, racial discrimination does happen. At the Righthand Law Office, we believe that it is of the utmost importance to seek justice against employers who are racially biased. We will help you obtain this justice, in hopes of preventing a similar act of discrimination from happening to you or another employee ever again.