Legal Question in Discrimination Law in Virginia
Work Discrimination and Harrassment
My wife works for a restaurant chain and has for about 3 years. She's from Germany and speaks with an accent which anyone can tell. The problem is that on occasion she is subjected to remarks and comments from co-workers which I find inappropriate and shouldn't be allowed to continue from her employer. The comments are usually along the lines of ''Why are you here anyway? Go back to your own country'' or ''You don't belong here and you should leave''. This has been going on for a very long time and the supervisors have been told repeatedly that this situation exist. I'm sure that most civilized people can tolerate a little kidding around sometimes, but this is not fun and the situation just gets worse. Is there anything I can do?
1 Answer from Attorneys
Re: Work Discrimination and Harrassment
Sure, you can bring your concerns to the attention of your wife's employer. The kind of conduct which you've described on the part of restaurant patrons is certainly not prohibited under any federal anti-discrimination laws which I'm aware of, and I would very much doubt that
any state law or local ordinances would apply to
the kind of behavior which you've described.
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