Legal Question in Employment Law in California
I am a Regional Manager for a company. Last December I was sexually harassed by another manager. i reported the incident and after they concluded their investigation in May 2015 The harassment started. In March 2015 I saw a doctor for a back pain I was experiencing. He put me on medication but it did not help. I was scheduled to see him again in July On July 13, 2015 I was called into a meeting put on a Performance improvement plan and given a new manager to report to. My appointment was on tuesday. My doctor ordered an mri and put me on leave of absence until august 3, 2015. On Wednesday the company disabled my company email account and denied me access on my laptop to any company sites. They then disabled my cell phone. Today they called texted and emailed me on my personal email 3 times asking me to provide the August work schedule for my direct reports and that they would like to send another manager to my house tomorrow to pick up my laptop. I am on leave of absense. do i have to work? do I have to let them come over to my house? Do i have to respond to their email? I am being harassed for being a whistle blower back in December and They are creating a hostile work environment for me when i return. i need an attorney to help me guide me and fight for my rights as a California employee
2 Answers from Attorneys
Give me a call at (213) 381-6557 or send me an email at [email protected] if you would like to discuss the matter further. I cannot say for sure whether you have actionable legal claims against your employer, but the circumstances you describe warrant further discussion.
Best,
Ari Leichter
It is possible that you have a claim for sexual harassment, retaliation for reporting sexual harassment, and failure to prevent harassment and/or retaliation. However, as Mr. Leichter stated, it is impossible to fully evaluate your potential claims from this information. The California Fair Employment and Housing Act prohibits sexual harassment in the workplace as well as retaliation for complaining about sexual harassment in the workplace. If that is what happened, then you have a potential claim.
As for their actions and attempts to get your computer from your house, it depends on a couple of factors that cannot be explored in this forum.
If you would like to discuss your situation in greater detail, feel free to call our office at (877) 877-2545. You can also contact us via our website at www.sarnofflaw.com.
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