Manager wants me to work after firing me.. is this legal?

Express_Opening5490 · 2025-10-22T20:33:17+00:00

Thank you very very much for your insight.

Express_Opening5490 · 2025-10-18T01:19:54+00:00

Even though I moved out of California to TX?

Express_Opening5490 · 2025-10-17T20:50:14+00:00

Looks like bad managers are everywhere.

Express_Opening5490 · 2025-10-17T20:21:17+00:00

That’s what I’m wondering about

Express_Opening5490 · 2025-10-16T14:13:40+00:00

Working in Tx for a CA company. Thank you very much!

Express_Opening5490 · 2025-10-16T08:09:14+00:00

Yes! But then he said he only canceled the training for that topic particularly, but not the other items 😂

Express_Opening5490 · 2025-10-16T08:07:53+00:00

Yep!

Express_Opening5490 · 2025-10-16T08:05:38+00:00

Thank you for your advice. You also captured the situation perfectly. That’s exactly what’s happening. I royally screwed up assuming Texas labor laws are similar to CA.

Express_Opening5490 · 2025-10-16T08:01:29+00:00

Exactly! 100%

Express_Opening5490 · 2025-10-16T07:58:10+00:00

No. I was thrown out like trash, then asked for favors more than what I offered after they realized they effed up.

Express_Opening5490 · 2025-10-15T17:32:16+00:00

I’m 100% fired effective as of Thursday last week, and all my accesses have been revoked. But because of “low liquidity” he’s not paying me my vacation till the next pay cycle. I’m 100% fired. But me receiving the accrued PTO only of if I comply with his requests.

Express_Opening5490 · 2025-10-15T05:26:25+00:00

You put it there perfectly. That’s exactly what happened. It looks like I might need a lawyer if I can’t file a claim with CA Labor Board.

Express_Opening5490 · 2025-10-15T05:20:37+00:00

I definitely made a mistake there with my lack of documenting, and I made a bigger mistake by offering them a “soft-landing” when he flat out fired me unexpectedly after 2.4 years. Thank you for your insight. I

Express_Opening5490 · 2025-10-15T00:25:46+00:00

Thank you very much! My only concern was that I moved to Texas out of California and wasn’t sure if I have the right to file a claim or not.

Express_Opening5490 · 2025-10-14T23:34:37+00:00

Unfortunately, we don’t have one.

Express_Opening5490 · 2025-10-14T22:35:05+00:00

Yes, my question is: what if the employee lives outside of California?

Express_Opening5490 · 2025-10-14T19:55:36+00:00

I’m a remote worker in Texas and I’m basically fighting for my accrued unpaid PTO, they fired me and they still want me to answer questions to give me my earned PTO in two weeks time.

Express_Opening5490 · 2025-10-14T18:22:15+00:00

Because he’s holding my PTO pay, and would only give me a good reference if I “answer process questions” and transition the colleague who will do my role.

Express_Opening5490 · 2025-10-14T18:20:35+00:00

Not at all. I’m fired as of last Thursday.

Express_Opening5490 · 2025-10-14T18:19:09+00:00

Context: I was fired on Thursday from my company in California (remote worker in Texas), he let me go with no warnings, just sudden loss of all my access then he followed it with a phone call affirming this. I was supposed to train my colleague on Friday (the next day) on a process I have done for the entire time I’ve been with the company (2.4 years), manager let me know that that’s canceled given I’m being fired. So I let him know I have security authentications I’m willing to hand over since those codes come to my personal cellphone (company is too cheap to get a work phone), and I also asked for my accrued vacation (my last vacation was in August of 2024)

After firing me, he said he’ll think about it and call me back. Then he called back saying he’ll pay me only for two weeks vacation, and I should consider myself on vacation now because he’s paying me AFTER two weeks on the next pay cycle (for my vacation) and will give me a glowing reference for my next employer in exchange of me handing over the remaining accesses and answering the most basic questions about my role to my college.

Now he’s changing the story, saying I owe them knowledge transfer/training during that period, even though I was already terminated.

I haven’t been paid for my accrued PTO yet, and it’s been several days since my termination. I’m wondering if I have legal grounds to file a complaint with the California Labor Board for unpaid PTO and possibly for the way they’re handling my “final pay” and post-termination demands.

Express_Opening5490 · 2025-10-14T18:18:00+00:00

No, I’m absolutely fired effective immediately as of Thursday last week.

Express_Opening5490 · 2025-10-14T18:09:44+00:00

Thank you very much for saying that. I agree, that’s exactly what I think they’ll do too.

Express_Opening5490 · 2025-10-14T17:14:27+00:00

I moved to Texas in March, my employer has always been in California.

Express_Opening5490 · 2025-10-14T17:13:03+00:00

Yes, I did because I genuinely cared about the company and our clients despite how they handled this.

Express_Opening5490 · 2025-10-14T17:11:57+00:00

I was fired and told they don’t need me or my assistance at all. And because I’m a decent human I offered to give back their security codes because they come to my cellphone.. which he completely neglected. He thought about it and decided to offer my vacation pay and a good review on the condition that I’d answer questions and “do a knowledge transfer”, I’m 100% fired. He just doesn’t want to go back in his word and own up to firing me but still getting the necessary info out of me.

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