Can i pursue legal action against my employer?
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My husband and I were going through a separation and I started seeing an employee at my workplace. I became a manager a few weeks later and my husband and I decided to work things out.
Since my husband and I have been working on our relationship and I told the other guy I couldn’t see him anymore, he constantly sends me texts and calls and messages on facebook. Our district operator and our general manager both knew about the history between us and fail to move me or him to a different store.
Two days ago, we were talking to some of our co-workers and the subject of sex came up. Usually I dont have a problem with this being discussed but then he started talking in detail about our sex life and i walked out. I sent a message to my district operator saying i was not quitting, that i refuse to work in a hostile environment and an environment that was violating my rights. My district operator talked to the witnesses i thought i had and they turned on me saying i was the one initiating the conversation.
My problem i have is, i got pissed at my ex a few weeks ago and deleted EVERYTHING he sent me. including things he said to me after i told him to stop talking to me.
Do I even stand a chance in legal action even if my employer failed to protect my legal rights?
i also forgot to mention that he is a manager as well and is purposely making me do things and taking attitude with me and yells at me for everything i do.
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Don’t listen to @Bill. He is wrong. And how is it that Bill knows what your company policy is?
It doesn’t matter that you had a mutual, constenting relationship at one time. The fact that you told him to stop and he didn’t IS sexual harassment. And the fact that you are now being treated differently because of it is retailiation. BOTH are illegal.
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You are the one that caused the initial problem and it is not your manager or district operator’s obligation to move you to another store. You caused the hostile environment and then refused to work in it and are the one that violated company policy. I do not see where you have any legal rights in this situation.