yOUR rIGHTS AS A WORKER
The California Department of Industrial Relations Labor Enforcement Task Force has created a comprehensive yet brief booklet with an overview of your rights as a worker.
TERMINATION OF EMPLOYMENT
Within the State of California, employment may be terminated at the will of either party. Both the employer
and the employee are free to end the employment relationship at any time, with no penalty being assessed to either. Unless the parties have previously agreed to the contrary, there is no notice required to be given by either party.
WHISTLE-BLOWER PROTECTION
It is the public policy of the State of California to encourage employees to notify an appropriate
government or law enforcement agency, person with authority over the employee, or another
employee with authority to investigate, discover, or correct the violation or noncompliance, and to
provide information to and testify before a public body conducting an investigation, hearing or inquiry,
when they have reason to believe their employer is violating a state or federal statute, or violating or
not complying with a local, state or federal rule or regulation.