Can a Employer be sued for not terminating an employee who threatens another employee?

Answer 1

Only if the empolyee that threatened the other employee acted on that threat. It also depends on the threat. If someone sais I'm going to kick your @ss, or I'm going to kill you then you have every right to work in a safe environment and not have to worry about someone bullying or harassing you. A lawsuit would come after you have exhausted all other resources such as your Supervisor, their Supervisor, Personnel, if you have a Union you should take it to the Union.

You should also keep anything you inform the supervisor of through e-mail and ask for some time, this is a good way of keeping a papertrail. You can always's BCC whatever you e-mail to them to yourself.

Good Luck!

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Answer 2

They could be. But it would depend on the nature of the threat and the employer's investigation of the event. If the employer investigates the act and determines there is little reason to believe the aggressor would act upon his threats than he is under no obligation to act, although some sort of warning or other discipline would show they were concerned and didn't want a repeat. However, if the aggrieved party still believes a threat exists, or if the employer didn't investigate the event or take any other action there are grounds for a lawsuit.

But it is not automatic that an employer must fire an employee who threatens abother unless they have established a zero tolerence policy for workplace violence.

Answer 3

Unfortunately, there is nothing you can do unless you have a contract with your employer agreeing that you will be employed for a certain length of time. At least you are getting a severance, which is more than a lot of people are getting these days. So many job positions are being eliminated right now and regardless of what you believe the reason is, the company has every right to do so. You should be able to get unemployment and you know what, you can find something better....it's their loss. I know it's not fair, but it sounds like you weren't really happy anyway. There's a reason for everything. Good luck.

Answer 4

You should probably talk to your employer first and try to resolve the problem (depending on the situation) or call your local Human Rights Commision or Wage and Hour Division.

Answer 5

I sure would sue them. I was assulted at work, and the manager asked me what I wanted to do about it, and I said that I wanted the guy fired..That was the last of him.