If an employee/president of a company openly tells another employee he/she is stupid: "You are stupid..."
What sort of action can that employee take?
2007-04-20 07:59:49 · 8 answers · asked by killian101 2 in Politics & Government ➔ Law & Ethics
From my understanding, this is the first "verbal" use of the word stupid pointed at that employee.... But, the "president" (the one who said it and to my understanding), does has a history of hostile confrontations with employee's. There has been numerous emails pointing this out...as a result, either employee's take it, or quit
2007-04-20 09:51:08 · update #1
If this only happened once to one individual, you can report it to HR and hope they act. If the individual was female, older, a racial minority, or fall into certain other protected classes of people AND it's happened before, you have an EEOC and Human Rights complaint. You also have a claim for hostile work environment--and the remark does not have to be directed at you. These are generalities. I'm a lawyer who does personnel and labor law for a county. I don't have enough information to properly analyze this case, but I disagree with the answers that suggest you can't do anything.
2007-04-20 08:15:24 · answer #1 · answered by David M 7 · 0⤊ 3⤋
This isn't the schoolyard. Sounds like both parties need to grow up. The president needs to stop calling people stupid and the employee needs to grow a thicker skin.
I do not see this as something that can get the president of the company in trouble unless you can show that it is a part of a history of abuse.
2007-04-20 08:08:53 · answer #2 · answered by A.Mercer 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋
No much at all...you can report it to a superior and maybe hope for punishment but none is likely.
This would be opinion comment not based on a grouping that would be protected from discrimination such as race, religion, or gender.
You can just hope that HR would maybe talk to him and curtail the action...but without a show of damages...ie...you are fired because this was said you don't have a legal cause of action.
2007-04-20 08:05:11 · answer #3 · answered by Dr. Luv 5 · 1⤊ 1⤋
None. He's expressing an opinion, allbeit very impolitely.
2007-04-20 08:55:37 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
You can look for another job. While berating a subordinate is pretty poor management style, it is very common and not illegal.
2007-04-20 08:07:21 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 1⤋
He said/She said, so nothing. But they can tell them they aren't very professional for doing so and could exercise better management skills.
2007-04-20 08:06:48 · answer #6 · answered by Amy V 4 · 1⤊ 1⤋
just report it to hr
2007-04-20 08:06:41 · answer #7 · answered by skcs11 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Discrimination, intentional emotional distress all kinds of crap.
2007-04-20 08:08:13 · answer #8 · answered by ME 4 · 1⤊ 3⤋