What to do with a hostile work environment situation?

Question

I used this term in an email to manager simply to describe my envronment. HR started doing flips. Apparently employees are legally protected from this. They are jumping to address some of the underlying issues that they have been told about for several months, presumably to protect themselves against this "claim". However, based on my research there are a few things that must be there to meet hostile environment standard:
1. Its been going on for awhile - not just single incident
2. manager knew about it and nothing concrete was done
3. a reasonable person in the same situation would decide the situation was hostile
4. it directly impacts employees ability to perform their job.

Guess what? My situation fits this to a tee. I have documented proof of all the above.

What do I do now??? While they are running around trying to hurry fix it while they are denying it. I have endured this situation for 5months!!!!

Answer 1

They're hurrying to fix it now because they know they screwed up and you could take them to court over it. I suggest that you look in the Yellow Pages and see if you can find a labor law attorney who will give you a free initial consultation. If you can, take all the documentary proof you have with you and ask him/her if you have a case. It's worth looking into...

Answer 2

Call EEOC in your city. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission. HOwver be careful I live in NC and the only thing that EEOC has done is managed to make people lose their jobs.

Also call an attorney - prepaid legal; is great to have for situation like this.

Answer 3

What to do? What are you trying to get out of it? They're trying to fix it, your job should get better. Isn't that what you want? Or are you trying to pull some get-rich-quick sue-someone BS? If you are, don't ask me to help your worthless butt.

And by the way, unless you were discriminated against, the EEOC is worthless.