Legal Question in Employment Law in Texas

Employee Harassment ( not sexual)

Start Date: 5/4/02

Job Description: Helper

Starting Pay: $350.00/week guaranteed or $8.50/Hr, whichever is more.

7/4/02: Promoted to carpet tech.

When I started, I working in the chemical lab with no problems, as a helper I cleaned & repaired carpet every day. On Monday�s most of the time I did not get to go on a truck, the owner told me to clean the shop & office. After that they told me to go home so they did not have to pay me $8.50/ hour.

On 6/24/02 I got my check in my box, written on the top of was �You Suck�. So time passes and then one day I was working hard all day long, it was extremely hot out, we get back to the shop and the owner is standing there and said to another employee �I see you have your bitch with you�, then they started laughing and carrying on. I got mad and leave for the day. This all started on 7/16/02, ever since then when I arrive in the morning, the owner ask �who�s going to take this bitch today�. I now here it from the owner and the other employees as well, usually when they are in a group laughing.


Asked on 8/14/02, 10:36 am

1 Answer from Attorneys
Kevin Michaels Law Offices of Kevin R. Michaels, P.C.

Re: Employee Harassment ( not sexual)

My first question would be are you male or female as that would affect an evaluation of the situation from a legal standpoint. My suggestion would be to contact the local EEOC office and speak to them as it sounds like you are in a hostile work environment which is prohibited by law.

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Answered on 8/16/02, 9:59 am


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