Comments on: Workplace Harrassment? Manager Spit On Me http://work-laws-exposed.com/blog/employment-law-q-a/workplace-harrassment-manager-spit-on-me/ Discrimination - Retaliation - Harassment - Hostile Workplace - FMLA - Workers Comp Sun, 05 Feb 2012 20:55:28 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Admin http://work-laws-exposed.com/blog/employment-law-q-a/workplace-harrassment-manager-spit-on-me/comment-page-1/#comment-4401 Admin Thu, 29 Jul 2010 23:00:17 +0000 http://work-laws-exposed.com/blog/?p=2214#comment-4401 Unfortunately, what @CatLaw says is true, but you can do something to get yourself into a protected class. That way if you get fired or they in any way treat you differently because of your protected status, it will be retaliation and that IS illegal. To find out more about protected classes and what you can do to make yourself a bulletproof employee, download <a href="http://work-laws-exposed.com/blog/order-work-laws-exposed/">Work Laws Exposed</a>. Unfortunately, what @CatLaw says is true, but you can do something to get yourself into a protected class. That way if you get fired or they in any way treat you differently because of your protected status, it will be retaliation and that IS illegal.

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]]> By: CatLaw http://work-laws-exposed.com/blog/employment-law-q-a/workplace-harrassment-manager-spit-on-me/comment-page-1/#comment-4319 CatLaw Sun, 25 Jul 2010 07:18:15 +0000 http://work-laws-exposed.com/blog/?p=2214#comment-4319 Legally not harassment, speak to boss or HR at your own risk. This manager did nothing illegal. He told someone that he perceives as your friend about something he allegedly thinks he saw you do as a way to give you a warning without actually having the courage to confront you himself. That is not harassment, that is not illegal. At worst this manager does not have the courage to speak with your directly -- at best he is giving you an informal warning. Again neither is harassment or illegal. The legal issue you need to be concerned about is that an at will (not under union or written contract) employee can be terminated for any or no reason, with or without notice, even if the manager is mistaken. The only protection that at will employees have is discrimination (age, sex, race, ethnic origin, color, nationality, religion, disability, marital or military status) look at www.eeoc.gov As for managers being back stabbers, liars, etc. in this current horrid economy where the employer is in the drivers seat deal with all managers/employers as if they are certified back stabbers and liars. All employees can do right now is to do your job to the best of your ability, follow the employer's rules, and not complain. Legally not harassment, speak to boss or HR at your own risk. This manager did nothing illegal. He told someone that he perceives as your friend about something he allegedly thinks he saw you do as a way to give you a warning without actually having the courage to confront you himself. That is not harassment, that is not illegal.

At worst this manager does not have the courage to speak with your directly — at best he is giving you an informal warning. Again neither is harassment or illegal.

The legal issue you need to be concerned about is that an at will (not under union or written contract) employee can be terminated for any or no reason, with or without notice, even if the manager is mistaken. The only protection that at will employees have is discrimination (age, sex, race, ethnic origin, color, nationality, religion, disability, marital or military status) look at http://www.eeoc.gov

As for managers being back stabbers, liars, etc. in this current horrid economy where the employer is in the drivers seat deal with all managers/employers as if they are certified back stabbers and liars. All employees can do right now is to do your job to the best of your ability, follow the employer’s rules, and not complain.

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