If my boss has been harassing me and calling my co-workers into her office to talk about me and has just cut my wages without notice, is there anything I can do?
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If my boss has been harassing me and calling my co-workers into her office to talk about me and has just cut my wages without notice, is there anything I can do?
She has been harassing me about my job and having a very nasty attitude
towards me while I am at work. She has called my co-workers into her office to ask questions about me and my personal life. I gave her my 2 week notice, so she cut my wages.
Asked on September 9, 2016 under Employment Labor Law, Minnesota
Answers:
M.D., Member, California and New York Bar / FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney
Answered 7 years ago | Contributor
This harrassment, while unprofessional, does not give rise to a hostile work enviornment suit. Such a claim must be based on legally actionable discrimination. In other words, it must be based on your race, religion, disability, age (over 40), gender or the like. And this is not the situation here. The only action you may have is if your boss intentially told lies about you which might give you a claim for defamation. As to your pay cut, as long as it was for work not yet done (as oppossed to work already completed) and this action did not violate the terms of a union agreement or employment contract, it is legal. The fact is that, in an "at will" work setting, a company can set the conditions of employment much as it sees fit.
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