I left my job because my boss kept making reference to my weight.
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I left my job because my boss kept making reference to my weight.
During the course of six weeks he
made approximately 8 or more
comments about my weight such as all
this exercise, you’re going to lose
weight. I should love him because he’s
getting into shape. My husband should
thank him because he’s getting me into
shape. He’s referring to the fact that I
have to do slot of walking to and from
the copy machine and to our offices he
would sometimes repeat himself 2 or 3
times in one day. He’s yelled these
statements from 30-40 feet down the
hall where other people from different
businesses are in their offices with the
doors open. He also slammed a file
onto my desk after screaming at me
and when a coworker ran into the
office, he yelled I was incompetent and
stupid and then he said to my co
worker she’s gone’. PS he later found
out that the mistake he THOUGHT I
made, wasn’t mine. And just advised
me that the client did in fact have the
paperwork the entire time.
I was embarrassed by these remarks,
but wanted the job. Between his
volatile behavior and his constant
taunting regarding my weight, I didn’t
see it getting better so I resigned.
This happened in New York, Suffolk
County. I live in Nassau County.
Asked on July 18, 2016 under Employment Labor Law, New York
Answers:
SJZ, Member, New York Bar / FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney
Answered 7 years ago | Contributor
There is protection against comments made about your weight, like there is no protection for comments made about your body art or piercings, your hair style, your clothing, your taste in music or movies or hobbies, your political views, etc. Therefore:
1) You are not entitled to compensation for being the target or recipient of his comments; and
2) If you left work for this reason, it is considered a voluntary resignation and you are not entitled to unemployment.
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