What are an employees rights regarding harassment by their employer?

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What are an employees rights regarding harassment by their employer?

After 15 year of employment at a national retail chain (and 3 months before retirement) management now claims that I am not working up to company standards. It seems the company is grasping for straws. Why would it take them 15 years to decide this assessment of me? Are all big companies like this? Do I have a legal complaint or am I wasting my time? I would just like to retire and not be threatened by management.

Asked on August 23, 2010 under Employment Labor Law, Florida

Answers:

M.T.G., Member, New York Bar / FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney

Answered 13 years ago | Contributor

Go and seek advice from an employment lawyer as soon as you can.  Sounds like they are trying to make a case so as to prevent you from retiring.  This "method" of reducing their liability in the payment of retirement benefits has been tried before by many.  Depending on your age you could also fall in to a "protected class" of worker.  Bring with you any copies of your employment reviews that you have over the last 15 years and and employee handbooks or manuals that you may have as well.  These can be seen as "contracts" and if there are procedures laid out in them as to reviews and write ups, etc., which have been violated that would be helpful to see.  In the meantime, sign nothing they ask you to such as a review that is off schedule, etc.  Good luck. 


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