Can I file an harassment suit ifmy manager constantly degrades me and puts me down in front of other employees/customers?
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Can I file an harassment suit ifmy manager constantly degrades me and puts me down in front of other employees/customers?
He also “jokes” around saying that I will get fired.
Asked on December 23, 2011 under Employment Labor Law, Minnesota
Answers:
SJZ, Member, New York Bar / FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney
Answered 12 years ago | Contributor
If the employer is harassing you on the basis of a protected category--for example, race, religion, age over 40, sex, disability (your state might add additional categories, such as sexual orientation or national origin)--this is illegal and you would have a legal claim or cause of action. However, only harassment on the basis of specifically protected characteristics is illegal; an employer may, unprofessional and unfair though it is, harass you or degrade you on any other basis, including feeling that you are lazy, not liking your taste in clothing or music, feeling that you constantly do things wrong (or least not the way the employer wants them done), or simply not liking you.
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