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Can I sue my company for stress
I was just diagnosed with severe stress and
taken off work for two weeks. Work coursed a
lot of this due to fear of job loss and increased
pressure to meet goals with little support.
Asked on June 20, 2017 under Employment Labor Law, Iowa
Answers:
SJZ, Member, New York Bar / FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney
Answered 7 years ago | Contributor
No, there is no lawsuit for stress, because employment is allowed to be stressful--it can be the most gut-churning, nerve-fraying, stomach-knotting, hair-pulling experience of your life, and that is perfectly legal. It is consequence of or corollary to "employment at will," which is the law of the land: there is no right to employment, and so an employer does not need to make it palatable or acceptable. Rather, if an employee does not like a job, he or she is free to seek other employment--that is his or her recourse. Because the employer has no obligation or duty to minimize stress, you cannot sue them for failing to do so.
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