Board of labor laws???? Is this legal?

michr

Robert is absolutely correct
the law does not protect you from bad behavior.
for discrimination to be proven there must be an adverse job action. harassment can be proven if it causes a "hostile work environment" but that is extremely difficult to prove.

this mangers behavior needs to be reported to his/her supervisor and the company needs to deal with it. keep documentation but the law is pretty clear and what you have here is pretty much a matter of poor management skills and not anything the law is going to resolve.

Robert

The manager's behavior is certainly inappropriate and should be dealt with by his supervisor or the company's HR department. Nobody should be subjected to such behavior at work and it is counterproductive for the organization. This behavior lowers morale not only of the employee directly affected, but those around this person as well. If the organization does not act on the behavior, it is very likely other employees will lose respect for the management team.

Your question, however, deals with the legality of this issue. Unfortunately, I am unaware of any law that would make these comments illegal, except perhaps for the racial comments. If the racial comments are severe or pervasive, they could constitute racial harassment which is illegal in the United States under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964.

I would suggest you seek the counsel of your HR department. Retaliation for bringing a claim under Title VII is illegal. They should be able to help you sort this out.

Good luck!

PLEXI 50s MKII

That's harassment and racial remarks included give you a lawsuit. Record it, then go out on work related stress. Have a labor lawyer file a complaint with the NLRB(although Bush appointed corporate attorneys and x ceos), and most importantly file a Workman's compensation case.Take the rest of the summer off and stress. You have many laws protecting you when it comes to your job. Unfortunately most people aren't aware of them and are afraid of being fired for standing up to the boss. This guy didn't give you a chance, don't give him one, go right for the throat!

1moe4u

No; Not in America! It WILL BE very hard to Prove, though! You'll need witness', dates, times, remarks made, then have to prove your Innocence, and their Guilt! After only a week something IS really wrong here. Why did they Hire you? Is this due to your lack of "experience" (working in a place with A.C. as you mention)? VERY Timid: AFFRAID? You WILL NOT Stand-Up for yourself? Hey! You were looking for a job, when you "Landed" this one! Follow me here? I'm NOT Trying to Break You-Down anymore than what you are now; I'm trying to Help you see Two-Things... First: If you stay there, It WILL only get WORSE, if you DON'T Stand-Up for yourself! Second: Is this job working with "A.C." the only job in your town that has an Air-Conditioned Office? There ISN'T One-Thing Better out there for you? Filing A Complaint with The Dept. of Labor against these "Twits" CAN Damage your Image in The Future; Not too mention "The Loads of Crap" that you'll have to eat, once you File A Complaint! It IS NOT Fair, I know! No one ever said; Life IS Fair! They just said LIVE-IT! That MEANS "Defending: FIGHTING" for yourself! Before I DID anymore Crying about this "Lousy-Job," I'd GO Find/Get me another job! Who knows? You could Find/Get a better job tomorrow! Your Attitude Can Make or Break ya; If you let It! Grab that Good-Positive: Fighter Attitude and Go-Get that BETTER-Job! Show 'Em (Those Pecker-Woods) that They Lost A DARN-Good Hand: Employee! Now their "Comp" (Competition) has you, and ya'll WILL Work 'Em Out of Business!

Jayne says READ MORE BOOKS

You need to IMMEDIATELY document all incidents where you have been called racist names or where demeaning verbal remarks have been used by your supervisor or other employees. You must have the date of the incident, the time of the incident (even in general, like "in the afternoon"), a description of the incident (all words used, to the best of your recollection), and the names of all people who spoke or witnessed such (if you know them). This must all be written down, and you need to do this immediately. If this is a large company and there is a large human resources office, you need to go to this office immediately with your documentation of these incidents (and keep copies for yourself, and add the date of your HR visit, the name of whom you spoke with, etc.). Tell them you cannot continue to work this way. Give them a chance to resolve the situation -- they may not be aware of this manager's behavior.

Also, go to your state's Department of Labor web site and read up on what you do if you are being harassed or discriminated against on the job. Many states have an online form for you to fill out. But first, you MUST have the documentation I talked about earlier.

The End

You can sue them for the racial remarks alone.

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