If a employee asks management to investigate what the employee feels is harassment, do they have to?
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If a employee asks management to investigate what the employee feels is harassment, do they have to?
My wife felt like she was being harassed by her boss she told upper management. They fired her the next day that she work for reasons that were untrue that she can prove. She also recorded everything with her cell phone. Should we get a lawyer?
Asked on September 17, 2011 under Employment Labor Law, Pennsylvania
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Answered 13 years ago | Contributor
In all states in this country, the employer is under an obligation to thoroughly investigate all claims of harassment by an employee with respect to office operations. Typically the investigation is initiated through the human resources department (assuming there is one) or the employee's immediate supervisor.
If your wife reported that she was being harassed by her boss and upper management was advised of this where your wife was terminated the following day, her termination seems as though it was retaliatory.
She needs to make a claim with the local labor department over what happened as well as to make a claim for unemployment benefits. She also needs to contact a labor attorney as well over her termination.
Good luck.
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