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Is there something I can do?

Im not sure if there is something I can do. I worked for a retail company for 6 months. While working there I did my job showed up on time for work and went above and beyond to make sure I was doing my job well. During working there I started to feel uncomfortable. There as an employee that had taken a photo of me working while we were both on the clock and she had added a caption calling me a name and had sent it to another employee. Management was pushing their job on me until I had politely said something, after I had said something a manager pulled me in the office and called me names, she also threatened to fire me over things I had not done. I was constantly watching my back. I quit and now am looking for another job but I feel that they shouldn’t get away with how they treated me.

Asked on November 6, 2017 under Employment Labor Law, Indiana

Answers:

M.D., Member, California and New York Bar / FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney

Answered 6 years ago | Contributor

Unless this harrassment was due to some form of leaglly actionable discrimination (which you did not indicate), you have no claim here. The fact is that most employment relationships are "at will" which means that a company can set the conditions of the workplace much as it sees fit, absent an employment contract or union agreement to the contrary.

M.D., Member, California and New York Bar / FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney

Answered 6 years ago | Contributor

Unless this harrassment was due to some form of leaglly actionable discrimination (which you did not indicate), you have no claim here. The fact is that most employment relationships are "at will" which means that a company can set the conditions of the workplace much as it sees fit, absent an employment contract or union agreement to the contrary.


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