Employee Rights Lawyers Who Represent Workers With Hostile Work Environment Claims
What is the Legal Definition of a Hostile Work Environment in Pennsylvania?
One of the most common laments we hear is a "
I work in a hostile work environment!" Often, the employee feels that he/she is being treated unfairly or differently than other employees. However, not every unpleasant work situation is illegal.
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| Protect Only Employees Subjected to ILLEGAL Hostile Work Environments |
There is a big difference between a
lawful hostile work environment and an
unlawful hostile work environment! Since nearly every state in America is an "
employment at will" state, the first thing you need to know is that you can be fired for any reason, unless it is either an illegal
discriminatory reason (i.e. you are fired for something beyond your control such as your age, race, sex, national origin, handicap, etc.) or a
retaliatory reason (i.e. you are fired because you had complained about being treated in an illegal
discriminatory fashion or because you engaged in some other legally protected action (i.e. complained about sexual harassment, filed a workers' compensation claim, sought Family and Medical Leave, sought overtime to which you believed you were entitled, took jury duty, etc.)
I am Being Bullied at Work - is that an Illegal Hostile Work Environment?
Unfortunately, there is
no legal protection if you are fired because of a
personality conflict, or because management simply prefers a co-employee more than you, or because your boss does not like your shoes. These things may be unfair, they may be morally and ethically repugnant, but they are not illegal.
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NOT Illegal Under State or Federal Laws
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So what is a"hostile work environment" as that term is used in legal circles? It describes a work environment that promotes and/or unreasonably permits
discrimination against a particular employee or class of employees because of his/her/their age, race, sex, national origin, disability, religion, etc.
NOTE:
See Horrible Bosses: Boss Tells Woman to Forget About Daughter at Work "Because She's Dead." Does such a callous statement give rise to a hostile work environment claim?
An Employee Who is Being Treated Differently or Unfairly BECAUSE OF His/Her of Race, Sex, Age, Disability, Pregnancy, Religious Beliefs or National Origin is the Victim of an Illegal Hostile Work Environment
Common examples of a hostile work environment would be where the employer permits the pervasive use of language or non-verbal expression that is hostile to persons of certain protected classifications. Such conduct often forms the basis for a claim of
Sexual Harassment or
Title VII Discrimination.
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Mistreatment BECAUSE of Employee's Age, Sex, Race, Religious Beliefs, Disability, etc. is UNLAWFUL...
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Another example of actionable misconduct is where the employer engages in
Retaliation after after an employee registers a complaint to management or to a state or federal authority concerning any state or federal employment law, such as those laws making sexual harassment illegal, or those relating to as
Overtime claims,
Discrimination, the
Equal Pay Act, the
Americans With Disabilities Act, the
Family and Medical Leave Act,
Sarbanes-Oxley , etc.
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| ...as is Being Mistreated After Formally Complaining About Alleged Unlawful Discrimination |
Do you believe you are being discriminated against, treated unfairly, being subjected to a hostile work environment? We help people in
Southeastern Pennsylvania with such situations everyday. Sometimes we help them keep their jobs. Sometimes we help them get freed of a terrible work situation and get them on unemployment. Sometimes, we sue their employers for illegal work practices.
HERE
ARE SOME OTHER ARTICLES YOU MAY FIND WORTHWHILE:
HERE
ARE SOME OTHER ARTICLES YOU MAY FIND WORTHWHILE:
What is an ILLEGAL
Hostile Work Environment? Workplace Bullying Alone is Not Illegal in
Pennsylvania
#MeToo - The Rules
and Deadlines for Sexual Harassment Claims in Pennsylvania - A List of Most
Famous Sexual Predators
Why is it Important
to File an EEOC Charge? How to File Discrimination Claims in Pennsylvania? Time
Limits to File Discrimination, Hostile Work Environment and Retaliation Charges
in Pennsylvania
Employee Complaints
and Retaliation - What is Legal and What is Illegal
What Are the Differences
Between the Anti-Discrimination in Employment Laws Title VII and the
Pennsylvania Human Relations Act?
How Do Federal, State
and Local Anti-Discrimination Laws Work Together to Protect Pennsylvania
Workers?
Does My Pennsylvania
City, County, Township or Borough Have Any Discrimination Laws Protecting
Employees?
FILING A CHARGE OF
DISCRIMINATION IN PENNSYLVANIA - A FEW TIPS FROM CONTINGENT FEE LAWYERS
The Philadelphia Fair
Practices Ordinance Makes it Illegal to Engage in Workplace Discrimination
Because of Sexual Identity, Sexual Preference, Status as Domestic Abuse Victim,
Marital or Familial Status, Ethnicity or Ancestry
Employed "At
Will": What Does That Mean? Pennsylvania Contingent Fee Lawyers
Explain the Most Important Employment Law Principle
United States
Employment and Discrimination Laws - An Overview by Pennsylvania Employment
Lawyer
Do I Have a Case for
Constructive Discharge? Nearly 50% of People Who Are Unemployed Quit Their Job
- Pennsylvania Contingent Fee Employment Lawyers
Are Settlements in
Discrimination Cases Subject to Taxes? Pennsylvania Contingent Fee
Discrimination Lawyers
Is Your Boss a Bad
Person - or Just a Bad Boss? Is Bullying at Work Illegal? Pennsylvania
Contingent Fee Employment Lawyers Explain
UPDATE on Recent and
Pending Discrimination Matters Pertaining to LGBT-Rights from SCOTUS and EEOC
Pennsylvania Human
Relations Commission (PHRC) Mediation Program Designed to Resolve and Settle
Employee Discrimination Complaints
Contingent
Fee Discrimination Wrongful Termination Discharge Lawyers in Philadelphia Area
Do I Have a Case for
Constructive Discharge? Nearly 50% of People Who Are Unemployed Quit Their Job
- Pennsylvania Contingent Fee Employment Lawyers
Are Settlements in
Discrimination Cases Subject to Taxes? Pennsylvania Contingent Fee
Discrimination Lawyers
Is Your Boss a Bad
Person - or Just a Bad Boss? Is Bullying at Work Illegal? Pennsylvania
Contingent Fee Employment Lawyers Explain
UPDATE on Recent and
Pending Discrimination Matters Pertaining to LGBT-Rights from SCOTUS and EEOC
Pennsylvania Human
Relations Commission (PHRC) Mediation Program Designed to Resolve and Settle
Employee Discrimination Complaints
Macy v. Holder - EEOC
Finds LGBT Discrimination Violates Title VII - Landmark EEOC
Decision on Discrimination Based Upon Gender Identity, Change of Sex, and/or
Transgender Status
Ranking the Most
Common EEOC Discrimination Claims in 2011
The 38 United States
That Ban Same Sex Marriage - Gay Marriage Illegal In These States - 9 States
Allow Gay Marriage
Horrible Bosses: Telling Employee to Forget
About Her Daughter "Because She's Dead" Not Evidence of a Hostile
Work Environment
I Want to Quit My Job and Get Unemployment Benefits in
Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania Unemployment Determination of Financial
Eligibility - PENNSYLVANIA UNEMPLOYMENT LAWYERS
How Do I Complete an Application for Unemployment
Compensation Benefits in Pennsylvania - Did I Resign or Was I Fired? What
is a Reduction in Force Versus a Layoff?
What is a Necessitous and Compelling Reason for Quitting my
Job Under Pennsylvania Unemployment Law? Philadelphia Unemployment Lawyers
Explain
The Burden of Proof in a Pennsylvania Unemployment Appeal
Referee Hearing
Can I Get Unemployment in Pennsylvania if I am Out on
Disability Leave? What are the Differences Between Short-Term Disability and
Long-Term Disability?
Should I Resign or Let Them Fire Me?
What Happens If I Quit My Job? What Rights Do I Lose If I Resign or
Quit From My Job?
YOU CAN GET PARTIAL UNEMPLOYMENT COMPENSATION IN
PENNSYLVANIA IF YOUR EMPLOYER REDUCES YOUR HOURS OR MAKES YOU A PART-TIME
EMPLOYEE
What is My Base Year Under Pennsylvania's Unemployment Law?
HOW DO I COMPLETE AN APPLICATION FOR PENNSYLVANIA
UNEMPLOYMENT BENEFITS - SOME KEY TIPS
SEVERANCE PAY, SETTLEMENTS AND PENNSYLVANIA'S NEW
UNEMPLOYMENT LAW
Forced to Resign: What Are My
Rights if I am Forced to Quit From My Job in Pennsylvania?
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