What are my rights when my supervisor is talking about me to my peers?
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What are my rights when my supervisor is talking about me to my peers?
I was in my office preparing for my class and my supervisor must have gone into an adjoining office. I could not help but to hear her discussing various matters during a supervision with my peer. She then began talking about me in a negative manner. She used my name..What are my rights in this case?
Asked on December 11, 2017 under Employment Labor Law, Pennsylvania
Answers:
M.D., Member, California and New York Bar / FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney
Answered 7 years ago | Contributor
If what your supervisor was saying about you was untruthful and they knew it to be so, then you may have a case for defamation. However, expressing an opinion is not actionable (knowingly stating a false fact is). Other than that, unless your supervisor's actions constitued some form of discrimination (i.e. were due to your race, religion, disability, age (over 40), gender, etc.), they were legal.
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