Legal Question in Employment Law in New York

Harrassement?

I have been working at an office in NY (small business) for the last 6 months.

I bumped into someone (one of my co-workers) who in return slapped me.

How do I handle this? Do I let it go, make a complaint with the boss (wont do anything other than be known that it happened), or do I do something else?

It was more humiliating and emberrassing than anything else.

Please advise.


Asked on 3/30/05, 11:04 am

1 Answer from Attorneys
Stephen Loeb Law Office of Stephen R. Loeb

Re: Harrassement?

Was there any other behavior preceding the incident or provoking the incident? Certainly you should report it to the HR director. You may have a case for battery against the person but I doubt its worth it to sue. It's probably not harrasment unless the slap was motivated by animus due to your being in a protected class of employee (race, sex, religion etc.). If the slap was particularly vicious you could consider filing a police report but unless blood was drawn it will probably not be pursued criminally.

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Answered on 3/30/05, 2:47 pm


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