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Re:Zynga to employees: Give back our stock or you'll be fired by ootachi on Thursday November 10, 2011 @03:23PM (#3221692)
Constructive dismissal is legal in California.
Re:Zynga to employees: Give back our stock or you'll be fired by _delirium on Thursday November 10, 2011 @04:33PM (#3221977)
California does recognize a tort for constructive discharge, but only with the fairly high bar that involves violations of "fundamental California public policy" (as embodied in law or the constitution). I'm not sure this would reach that bar, though; here's an example of jury instructions that've been used: http://www.justia.com/trials-litigation/docs/caci/2400/2432....