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Re:Salesforce fires red team staffers who gave Defcon talk by Animats on Wednesday August 09, 2017 @08:45PM (#14975250)
California labor code section 201 (a): "If an employer discharges an employee, the wages earned and unpaid at the time of discharge are due and payable immediately."

Firing someone in California requires that they be paid in full right then and there. This includes payment for accrued vacation time, comp time, etc. Were these employees paid off properly?

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Re:Salesforce fires red team staffers who gave Defcon talk by sowbug on Thursday August 10, 2017 @12:02AM (#14976235)
The penalty is the employee's wages, day-for-day, up to 30 days. So yes, it will probably be payable, but it's just money (rather than somehow invalidating the termination, for example), and it's unlikely either side will care much about the amount.
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Re:Salesforce fires red team staffers who gave Defcon talk by pjdemers on Thursday August 10, 2017 @03:24PM (#14983190)
They are probably still getting full salary and benefits until the next scheduled payday. That's how companies in CA get around the rule that employees must be paid in full on their last day.
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Re:Salesforce fires red team staffers who gave Defcon talk by dekhn on Wednesday August 09, 2017 @08:57PM (#14975322)
Err, no. Payable immediately doesn't mean somebody has to hand you a wad of cash.
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Re:Salesforce fires red team staffers who gave Defcon talk by Animats on Wednesday August 09, 2017 @09:24PM (#14975454)
In California, it does.[1] California has the strictest law in the US on this.

[1] http://www.turleylawfirm.com/blog/final-paycheck-laws-for-te...

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Re:Salesforce fires red team staffers who gave Defcon talk by dekhn on Thursday August 10, 2017 @11:53AM (#14980912)
Fair enough. Salesforce has enough money that they can afford to pay the minor penalty for violating this.
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Re:Salesforce fires red team staffers who gave Defcon talk by lightedman on Wednesday August 09, 2017 @11:42PM (#14976145)
For the California employee, they have to PAY YOU IMMEDIATELY, THEN AND THERE. That means either a pre-loaded card, check, or cash in hand, or other acceptable instrument of legal tender, such as a money order.
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Re:Salesforce fires red team staffers who gave Defcon talk by late2part on Wednesday August 09, 2017 @09:52PM (#14975626)
You're right. They can also hand you a check.
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