Severance is not something an employer has a duty to offer. Proof of an unlawful racial animus would be key.įinally you speak to a severance agreement. However being treated that way while black is not unlawful. If you could prove you were treated this way because you were black, that would be a different matter altogether. However your post does not in any way suggest the treatment directed at you was because of your race. In short, it can be rude, uncaring and disrespectful. It can undermine you and treat you with a lack of respect. It can tell your team members that your opinion does not count. Your employer does not have to provide you with any kind of support. The employer is not required to be fair, or reasonable, or even rational.
An at will employer is not required to give you any warning about your conduct before termination. As such the employer can terminate you for any reason or no reason at all, as long as it is not an unlawful reason. Under California law, nothing in your post suggests unlawful conduct. Far more would need to be known about the nature of the employer's agreements with the State of California. We start with the concept that this answer is based on California employment law, but because your employer was an Indian casino, the sovereign nature of Indian businesses on an Indian reservation may make California law inapplicable.
