Any Employment Lawyers Here ? Legal Advice Needed

[2ADMNLOVER]

I'm not sure how much to say so I'll make it short .

My immediate supervisor / office manager ( an office woman ) has cussed me at work in front of other employees ,

Told me to watch out or I'd get raped ,

Flipped me off ,

Singled me out and given me a mandatory start time when no other employees in my department have start times ,

Shorted my hours through the week in order to coerice me to work weekends and now I have a two day suspension with write up and can't go back until wednesday because I told her I've worked the last two weekends to get one of the other drivers to work this weekend.

Any advice ?

 

[eldirector]

Have you talked with HR? Gone to the manager above this person?

 

[GodFearinGunTotin]

Does your company have an employee handbook? Is your boss violating any of the provisions regarding work assignments or hours? I'm pretty sure most any handbook would have language in there about creating a hostile work environment. Were there any witnesses that would be willing to go to HR with you and describe what happened to you?

 

[2ADMNLOVER]

Have you talked with HR? Gone to the manager above this person?

She IS the HR .

The only person above her is the owner and she's only in the office once or twice a week , I hardly ever see her .

 

[GodFearinGunTotin]

Sounds like a small company. Would the owner even care if s/he found out what the OM is doing?

 

[Doug]

Document, document, document.
Write a description of everything that has happened, including the full names of all witnesses and including dates and times right now while you can remember it.
Once that is done, consider a consultation with a labor attorney who can tell you if you have a case.
Be prepared to seek other employment and sue for lost wages and damages due to hostile work environment.
My free advice is worth every penny you paid for it.

 

[HoughMade]

Consult an attorney in real life, not over the internet.

I'm not an employment guy, but most attorneys will be loathe to give specific advice to a specific person in this format because they are creating a attorney-client relationship and subjecting themselves to a possible malpractice claim.

 

[actaeon277]

Document, document, document.
Write a description of everything that has happened, including the full names of all witnesses and including dates and times right now while you can remember it.
Once that is done, consider a consultation with a labor attorney who can tell you if you have a case.
Be prepared to seek other employment and sue for lost wages and damages due to hostile work environment.
My free advice is worth every penny you paid for it.

Maybe keep a voice recorder on you and recording.

 

[2ADMNLOVER]

Sounds like a small company. Would the owner even care if s/he found out what the OM is doing?

The owner does get upset with the stuff the OM does but does nothing about it .

 

[2ADMNLOVER]

Consult an attorney in real life, not over the internet.

I'm not an employment guy, but most attorneys will be loathe to give specific advice to a specific person in this format because they are creating a attorney-client relationship and subjecting themselves to a possible malpractice claim.

Right on .


Anyone ever use one they'd reccomend ?

 

[SEIndSAM]

Sounds like she is trying to push you out. Might be nothing that you have done, you may remind her of an Ex-BF that dumped her or something petty like that..... I'd be looking for a new gig pronto...

 

[2ADMNLOVER]

.. I'd be looking for a new gig pronto...

Yeah I'm gonna do that over the weekend . My license and MVR are clean so I'm not real worried about it .

 

[KittySlayer]

Small company with an evil person in charge... = Time to start looking for another job.

All the documentation, lawyers and money in the world are not going to make your situation any better. In fact it is likely to get worse as you become more frustrated.

 

[Brandon]

My old manager at Lowes who was later demoted from store manager to something less use to cuss at me in front of the whole delivery department. He always had something negative to say about me. Enough was enough one day when he started his tantrum I fired them right back at him.

He had to wait about 6-8 months to get something on me he could actually reprimand me for - I backed the box truck up a bit to far. He was very quick to take me out of delivery/pay cut.

He learned just as quick I knew their game and how to play their game right back.

 

[bradmedic04]

If you can jump into another job quickly, the lawyer thing may be moot unless you want to sue. Polish up that resume. Sounds like you'll land on your feet.

 

[2ADMNLOVER]

My old manager at Lowes who was later demoted from store manager to something less use to cuss at me in front of the whole delivery department. He always had something negative to say about me. Enough was enough one day when he started his tantrum I fired them right back at him.

He had to wait about 6-8 months to get something on me he could actually reprimand me for - I backed the box truck up a bit to far. He was very quick to take me out of delivery/pay cut.

He learned just as quick I knew their game and how to play their game right back.

I think that may be part of it , out of 5 drivers , I'm the only one who hasn't had a spill or wreck because I'm a pre-trip nazi about the trucks .

The other day I asked about the bonuses we're supposed to get , that I haven't gotten yet and she blew me off .

 

[Brandon]

I'm the worst to ask advise from. If I screwed up it's one thing, but to be a butt head to me is something else and I bite back when someone just wants to be a butt head.
I would ignore her/treat her the way she treats you, just make sure you have something to CYA with job wise!

When my deal at Lowes went down, I was already driving a bus (because they wanted us to get our CDL - driving the bus was easiest/cheapest way to get it) so thanks to them they gave me my own out!

 

[SSGSAD]

2ADMNLOVER It sounds like Sexual Harrassment to me .....get a "witness" to hear, and SUE !!!!!


JMHO, IANAL .....

 

[paintman]

Id get a little spy camera and get her on camera doing it. with out proof you have nothing.

 

[Leadeye]

Ask for a meeting to hash things out, if she won't talk, plan on moving. Over the years I've found that there's a big variety in the way people communicate, some women cuss you out when they're hot for you.