Legal Question in Employment Law in Washington

Hostile Work Environment

Supervisor going around telling several people that Mary is a tattletale in

relation to Mary telling management that Supervisor has not been

performing well as a supervisor. Supervisor told two employees that

Mary is a bitch. Supervisor going to his crew and attempting to get them

on his side. Supervisor goes over two bosses heads, to the Big Boss and

tells Big Boss he wants Mary off his crew because she is a tattletale, in an

attempt to get Big Boss on his side. Five crew members heard directly

from Supervisor that Mary is a tattletale, she is a bitch and he is trying to

get her off his crew. Supervisor has allowed his crew to use obscene

language in shop and has not said anything to prevent crew to speak

crudely (females and males on crew). Mary is a hard worker, exemplary

and is frustrated and extremely upset over the treatment by the

supervisor who has told everyone on his crew about her whistleblowing

activities and which has made some of her crew members resent her.

Do you think this qualifies as creating a hostile work environment?

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