How to handle a hostile work environment/harassment at work.
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How to handle a hostile work environment/harassment at work.
How should I handle harassment at work? I have a coworker who is constantly
sending harassing emails ie name calling, cursing, threats.
HR has been notified but nothing has been done. My direct supervisor is included
on most emails and again, no action has been taken to get this to stop.
In the past, this person has threatened physical harm as well.
Asked on January 18, 2019 under Employment Labor Law, Florida
Answers:
SJZ, Member, New York Bar / FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney
Answered 5 years ago | Contributor
If you are being harassed over your race, color, national origin, sex, age 40 or over, disability, or religion and your employer has not, despite you putting them on notice of the harassment, taken reasonable actions to stop it, your employer is violating the anti-discrimination/harassment laws; you could file a complaint with the EEOC or your state's equal/civil rights agency.
But that's only if the harassment is due to one of the above reasons. There is no general obligation on employers to prevent one employee from harassing another, apart from harassment based on the previously mentioned protected classes or categories. If this harassment is not related to one of those catgories, your employer does not need to do anything about it.
You can file a police report about threats of physical harm, however.
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