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Hostile work environment
Being verbally abused by co-worker. Went to management 3 times nothing was done. I resigned. What can I do about it .
Asked on July 11, 2016 under Employment Labor Law, New Jersey
Answers:
M.D., Member, California and New York Bar / FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney
Answered 7 years ago | Contributor
A hostile workplace environment is one that prevents an employee from doing their job duties in a reasonable manner. In such a scenario, by behavior and/or actions a boss/co-worker creates an environment that is counterproductive to an employee performing their job. However, these behaviors/actions generally must not be just the result of rude or boorish behavior. Also, they must be "discriminatory" in nature. This means that they must constitute some form of legally actionable discrimination (i.e. be based on the employee's race, religion, disability, age (over 40), gender, etc.). Accordingly, if the verbal abuse was merely obnoxious and unprofessional, it was legal.
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