Examples of Other Forms of Workplace Harassment
If an employer treats an employee badly because of race, it is racial harassment. If it is because of sex or gender, it is sexual harassment. Yet, while stressful, there is no law against general “harassment” or bad treatment of an employee.
Bullying at work may not be illegal in California, but there are many times where a workplace bully may cross the line between what is legal and illegal discrimination at work behavior. For example:
- Is the work bully targeting you because of a protected class, such as your age or gender?
- Did the bully retaliate because you recently took Family and Medical Leave or filed for workers’ compensation?
- Is the workplace bully making you fearful that he or she will physically harm you, or has the bully already hit you?
At our employment law firm, we investigate a number of possibly illegal harassment, discrimination and retaliation issues for which the workplace bully may be at fault. During a free consultation, an employment attorney can help you determine the distinction between legal and illegal workplace harassment.
