Do I have any legal standing if my boss demeans me and slanders my character in my place of work?
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Do I have any legal standing if my boss demeans me and slanders my character in my place of work?
My boss recently accused me of soliciting myself to earn extra money from patrons that stay in the hI work in. He also used extremely inappropriate language in speaking with me about his entirely false accusations. Is there any legal leg I have to stand on without pure recorded proof?
Asked on July 12, 2011 under Personal Injury, Tennessee
Answers:
SJZ, Member, New York Bar / FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney
Answered 12 years ago | Contributor
If he only spoke to you, and did not make comments to another person, then you have no recourse. The law does not prevent person A from insulting, demeaning, etc. another person to his or her face. Nor does it prevent the use of inappropriate language. If he had made this comments in front of a third person, then you might have a defamation claim: defamation is the public (so to even one third party) making false factual statements (not opinions) which damage another's reputation or causes others to not want to work with him or her. However, again, that involves statements made to, or at least in the presence of, a third person; there is no cause of action for insulting, rude, inappropriate, etc. statements made purely between two people.
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