Is there a law which protects employees from employer belittling and spurning?

Question

Under the sexual harassment subtitle of the summary of employer-employee rights and obligations it says "In addition, an employer that permits a hostile atmosphere in the workplace may be liable to affected employees whether or not they are specific or intended victims." -http;//www.colelpa.com - (Refferenced)

What I'm wondering is who do you report emotional or psychological abuse to, is there a state department or some one you call with the labor union?
I have a couple of friends from a former job who have just got in touch with me and said that they too would like to go after a former employer for his abusive behavior!

Thanks-Barbara

"THANK YOU, Catlaw!"

Answer 1

The website "www.colelpa.com" that you referenced is a law firm in Ohio. If you are questioning what they mean by something on their website, it would be best if you contact them.

The EEOC (Federal Law), your state's human rights dept / commission, and the Department of Labor www.dol.gov, set the rules as to what you can file a complaint against your employer for. If you are a member of a labor union, you can also go to that union.

The rule generally is that an "at will" employee can be terminated for anything except discrimination. (An 'at will' employee is one NOT covered by an employment contract or a union contract). The EEOC (www.eeoc.gov) defines discrimination bases as actions based on race, sex, age, nationality, color, ethnic origin, disability, religion, military or marital status -- you state's human rights laws may expand that.

If the employer belittles, spurns, abuses or creates a hositle environment because of one of the bases of discrimination, then the employee can file a legal complaint with the EEOC. However, if the employer is just nasty to every employee then it is not considered discrimination.

As for others who want to go after that employer, there is a time limit of 180 - 300 days to file a complaint, depending on the type of discrimination. You count days for the EEOC including all holidays, weekends, and work days.

You probably should make an appointment with the law firm that you referenced or another local firm. Let them look at your case to see if the state human rights laws and/or the federal human rights laws apply to your situation.

Answer 2

Belittling Employees

Answer 3

Unfortunately there is no law against someone being a jerk, even if they are your supervisor. And "hostile atmosphere" has specific legal definitions, not just that you aren't treated kindly and decently.

If their actions are driven by some prohibited issue like your gender, race, religion, or age, you might be able to get help from the EEOC. If the person is just a jerk, you might or might not get help from your HR department if your company has one.

Other than those possibilities, your best option might be to look for another job. Realize though that many workplaces have at least one jerk employed there, and sometimes that person is in a supervisory position.

Answer 4

Try your state Labor department and see if they can provide you the correct office. Or maybe the EEO office.

Answer 5

it is a complicated concern. In theory, an business enterprise won't pry into - through way of coersive potential, an worker's deepest facebook, Twitter, and so forth. debts. there isn't a regulation in line with se, yet there are various rules relating harrassment and comparable. although, in prepare, criminal precedents are being set each and daily through judges who say (i don't comprehend if it applies on your case) "as long as an worker used the employers time, internet community, and laptop, then the business enterprise has a suitable to comprehend what they have been doing. what's extra the business enterprise has a suitable at any time to study what has gone through their IT server". that may not the comparable as employing coersion to bully somebody to coach them somebody else's facebook account, i comprehend that! even though it does prepare you that there is probable extra to this subject count than in basic terms an infringement of rights through way of inner paintings-place bullying, coercion, and so forth. it is the comparable as in case you took an unauthorised 150mile detour on your business enterprise's transport motor vehicle to bypass to an outdated female chum: you're able to sense that it is none of your boss's business enterprise who you kiss, however the regulation says "You boss has have been given a suitable to comprehend the place the cling you went in his motor vehicle, employing his gas, on his salary time". IF get right of entry to alter into gained decrease than duress (i.e. the boss intimidated somebody to coach him, as you assert) then that may not good. yet while the boss in basic terms appeared at his very own server to work out what counsel substitute into passing through it, then that's an entire different tale. what's on the business enterprise's IT server is totally, and legally, seen to the IT supervisor and/or the bosses. (i'm over-simplifying truly for the sake of time and attempt, yet not through plenty).