Legal Question in Employment Law in California
Workplace harassment (hostile work enviornment)
Having severe difficulties with my employer , especially the president of the company.
1.) Was given a written warning for workplace infraction & during meeting was told to stop acting like a ''cunt.''
2.) Asked not be talked to in a personal manner & was told ''I'm the boss, I can talk to you anyway I want.''
3.) In discussion of one said infraction concerning asking for compensation in writing -- president said ''if I would have asked him , he would have fired me.'' (prior to this compensation plan was changed Oct 13th & there have been at least 7 changes since)
3.) Was written up for questioning ''accountant'' for compensation plan in writing. This same person handles payroll, insurance forms & questions, W-2 & changes, requests for time off, sick days etc..
Other issues to discuss including salaried employee vs. commissionable /hours/time clocks, unfair standards of review for same sales positions... the list goes on.
1 Answer from Attorneys
Re: Workplace harassment (hostile work enviornment)
The only thing you described that is potentially 'illegal' is the use of sexual crude words. IF you are a woman, it gives grounds for a sexual harassment claim. If you're a man, sorry. Contact me if you think you have a valid claim.
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