
01-30-2007, 01:03 PM
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Join Date: Jan 2007
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Wow! I really feel for you. That woman would disgust me as well, and make it almost impossible for me to work there. That said, unfortunately I think you will be fighting an uphill battle if you were to sue.
Generally speaking, hostile work environments are created when a work environment continually offends an employee based on legally protected characteristics/factors. These characteristics/factors include things like race, religion, gender, ***, etc.
Other reasons that make a work environment unpleasant are generally not actionable due to the "at will" employment doctrine. It sounds harsh, but your employer probably has a solid defense by simply stating: "If you don't like working here, then quit."
I'm going to qualify the above by letting you know that I have not extensively researched this issue. I will look into it further tonight, and if I find something that states otherwise, I'll post it here.
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