Legal Question in Discrimination Law in California

Do I have a Privacy Violation Case and Discrimination Case

I've been working at this job for 3 months now. When I first started, I was told by the boss that he was hiring me to fire the present receptionist. He said he was trying to push her to the limit, for what point, I dont know. Now that I'm here for 3 months, he has hired 3 other receptionist, 1 black, 2 hispanics, and told the 3rd one that he was hiring her to fire me! As long as I worked here, he never had given me a company shirt, and when the 2 new hispanic females came in, they received shirts on their first day. The other black girl didn't even get one. I feel harrassed due to me having to bring him messages, and hearing him scream out at me, ''WHAT IS THIS''! I don't feel its fair for me to have to go for no reason. Does he owe me a reason? I feel harrassed at times when he constantly screams for no reason, and I have to remind him that I don't appreciate being screamed at. When he speaks to the other 3 receptionist, he does not include me. Do I have a case, as far as discrimination goes? He also violated the privacy act by telling the other emplpyees my private reasons for my absence. I almost miscarried and everyone knew!


Asked on 9/09/07, 1:44 pm

1 Answer from Attorneys
Robert F. Cohen Law Office of Robert F. Cohen

Re: Do I have a Privacy Violation Case and Discrimination Case

First, I would start looking for another job immediately. Neither you nor anyone else for that matter should put up with his harassment.

The law makes any job at-will with certain exceptions. If there's racial discrimination it could be actionable. A trier of fact would be required to evaluate and weigh the length of your employment, the nature of the discrimination and your damages to determine whether to award you anything.

Certainly, the boss should not have told everyone at the office about your medical situation, and that also caused you embarrassment and emotional distress. Fortunately, you didn't lose the baby. Such an invasion of your privacy might be actionable.

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Answered on 9/09/07, 2:24 pm


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