I am an outside sales person. (employee). The company does not provide any office space or has an office in the state of California. I have worked for this company for over 2 years, my territory is several hundred miles. My new superviser wants me to live in another city. Where I live would have and has no effect on how I do my job. Can an employer require you to live in any particular place?

Theoretically, no. However, there must be *some* reason why they prefer you relocate. Ask them.

The reason given for the move, the location my supervisor wants me to move to is the geographical center of my sales territory. They think I can serve the are better by living in the middle of it.
It is all travel no matter where I live and has had no affect on my sales.

Thanks

They cannot force you to move.

But if they want you to live in the center of your sales territory and you refuse, they are free to fire you and find someone to take over your territory who will. Or does.

Again, California is a little different here. California has a policy that an employer can not attempt to control any lawful activity conducted outside of work. Thus, if an employee was fired for the stated reason of "You live in City X. We asked you to live in City Y. You refused, so we are firing you." This would be against public policy and therefore a wrongful termination.

Of course, I can not see any employer doing this, and I doubt that is really what is going on here, but in any case, if it did happen, that would be the law.

(shaking head in despair) I'm just going to give up answering California questions, since evidently they don't do ANYTHING like the rest of the states do. You're on your own, Michael! :D