Legal Question in Employment Law in Pennsylvania

Forced to quit

Can a person file a civil suit against an employer if they are forced to quit because their boss has not/will not resolve a situation between employees? I am in the middle of a situation where I have been employed for 12 years with the same employer. While I was out on maternity leave 8 years ago, my boss hired a temp worker to come in and subsequently made her permanent. The first 6 years we worked fine together (there are only the two of us in the office besides our boss). About 2 years ago this other employee has stopped communicating with me and it has deteriorated over the past year to the point where I have had to approach my boss to inform him that she is rude, demeaning and hostile in her attitude toward me. He has approached her and she has told him that the tension is caused by ''petty things'' like I don't thank her when she empties my trash, and don't say good night to her when I leave. He has approached her 3 times on this and last week she refused to do maintain my time sheet the way she is required to do so from our corporate office. My boss has told me he spoke to her again. But nothing is getting any better. I am afraid that I am going to be forced to quit because he will not get rid of her.


Asked on 2/16/05, 10:08 am

1 Answer from Attorneys
Mark Johns Mark Johns, Esquire

Re: Forced to quit

Befor resigning you may wish to make it clear to your boss how upset you are and that you are contemplating resigning. While certainly troubling the disputes you relate do not rise to give you a civil action against your boss or other employee. I offer free consultations.

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Answered on 2/16/05, 11:18 am


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