A young woman took her store manager to court over sexual harassment?
412838
is is right if he sexualy harassed her.. if not.. then it's wrong
762113
No.  You really don't have any basis for a legal claim.  The best thing that I can recommend to you is that you contact HR and let them know about the situation and see what happens from there.  The best thing to do though would probably be to look for a new job.  \n\nInstead of asking whether it was your fault, you probably should have calmly told her why the fitting room was a mess and that since you had to leave to help out the front, you will be willing to help clean up the fitting room, but you need some help.  If you do anything to present yourself as being confrontational -- like raising your voice, as understandable as it was -- a lot of managers will react very badly to it.
560854
Go to their human resources department and explain this to them.  You should be able to find out what the phone number is from their web-site.  First, I would start by writing them an email or a letter about your situation and send it off right away.  He is mentally abusing you.  Tell them that.  If there is any sexual harrassment tell them that as well.  Above all, don't be afraid.  You need to document in writing every day (or shift you work) what was said to you, how you were treated (for instance if any snide remarks were made).  Write the remarks he makes down in a journal or online diary word for word.  The biggest thing you have to do is document EVERYTHING.  If you can't get anywhere with human resource department of Applebee's, then you must seek out an employment attorney and get a consultation immediately.  Go to your local yellow pages and look up attorney referral services, or contact your local state bar association phone number - call them and ask them to refer you to the right kind of lawyer.  Then, go there with your journal - everything documented, and get your consultation.  You might have to pay like $50.  Or, it might be a free consultation.  You need to know your rights.  If he is creating an unpleasant working environment then Applebee's needs to know. If they won't do anything about it, then you might have to sue Applebee's.
1130091
She might have broken a law in saying something about your personal life on the job. Spend your week-end researching the laws in your state. I know that Federal law prohibits your boss from discriminating against a behavior or social "disorder". It sounds to me like she might be the one that needs to go! I think that you should go to the woman on your own and discuss w/her your feelings on the situation. It might help to carry a recorder in case she tries to threaten your job or something. Good luck!
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Hello:\n\nYou may have a hostile work environment claim.\nTo prevail, you must show:\n\nThat the assistant manager engaged in unwelcome behavior that is: offensive to the reasonable person, severe or pervasive, and alters working conditions to create an abusive working environment.\n\nYou may also have a retaliation claim if you can show:\nThat your employer took adverse employment action against you ("picking at your performance"), and that a causal relationship exists between the "picking", and your mentioning the offensive behavior to your boss.\n\nBecause the assistant manager is a "supervisor", you may be able to hold your employer (the company) strictly liable for his actions.\n\nI'm not an attorney, and this is not legal advice, but I think you should speak with an employment law attorney.  Good luck!
828922
That is tricky.  What kind of history do you have with the person?  Is the person known to be violent?  What is the context?  Sometimes you should ignore it and go on.  Sometimes you should take it very seriously and seek legal help.  If you genuinely fear for your safety, have a restraining order filed against the individual.  If the person has attempted to harm you, file charges with the police.  It helps if there are witnesses.  If you are at work, let your employer/supervisor know immediately.  If you are not provided a safe work environment, you can file a sexual harassment complaint.  I know, it's not sexual; but it falls under sexual harassment anyway.
889182
Just tell her the truth and if she begins to go off, just leave.  You don't have to worry about seeing her anymore if you quit so who cares what she thinks.  Or you can stand your ground and when she begins to go off just say, "Look!  This is exactly why I am quitting.  I deserve to be treated with respect and any manager that runs a respectable business would know that it is inappropriate to humiliate an employee in front of other coworkers.  As for you constantly accusing me of theft without any proof...some people would consider this harassment and grounds for your dismissal."  That should shut her up.  Good luck.  I've had one too many bosses the same way.
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Sigh!, I wish  she had talked to a lawyer prior to going to the Human Resources department.\n\nShe can file a complaint with the Labor Commission in her State and also she should file for unemployment too.\n\nShe can further call the office of the Attorney General in her state and see what options are available to her.\n\nSexual harassment in the workplace is not supposed to be tolerated.\n\nIf she has documented proof that the Human Resources department made him apologize to her; she can probably sue them and him.  A lawyer can subpoena the records of the HR department and take them to court.\n\nThe problem with this is that her efficiency at the office will be challenged and she is going to have to prove she was a good worker who followed all the office rules and was not late or did not have too many absences from work.
790722
"I talked to my employer and he told me that this individual had harassed people in this way before, but he was not going to do anything about it, and if I couldn't handle it I should quit."\n\nGet this is writing from the employer then you can go to your state's  workforce commission and file a formal complaint.  Send your complaint in an e-mail and give the employer time to respond.\n\nDon't take any cr*p but you also must have solid ground on which to fight. Good luck.
31225
I think:  1. Document the date and behavior. 2. Talk to someone in human resources.  Depending on the workplace, there may also be an outside consultant who acts as the "ombudsperson" for gender and equity issues. 3. Keep a record in case you need to go to the EEOC (Equal Employment and Opportunity Commission).\n\nI would not talk to colleagues about the offensive behavior because I think that could only make the situation more confusing and possibly worse.  This is something that needs to be handled quietly between employee and boss, but the situation definitely shouldn't be ignored for important reasons.  First, it creates an uncomfortable and possibly hostile work environment for the worker, and she could suffer emotionally and psychologically as a result and her productivity may go down, too.  Second, the boss may have a pattern of sexually harassing his employees, and that needs to be addressed.  She may not be the first person.  Harassment is an issue of power, not of sexual attraction.\n\nGood luck regardless.  It's a tough situation.
752797
It is your responsibility to report the situation,she is not trustworthy.Let the chips fall where they may or you might be implicated in her indiscretions.\n  Don't confront her,or she will drag you down with her,and accuse you of "sexual harrasment"..you don't want that tag..women who like to climb ladders in a company love to use that as a way of achieving higher success,and use you to do it . \n  Don't get caught up in her lying world by trying to be a nice guy. \n  Nice guys finish last.
88746
I think the boss is taking advantage of her.  She should contact the authorities right away.  If she gets fired, she is better off.\n\nTell her to keep complete and accurate records of all her unpaid work.\n\nMy son is also putting in an extra unpaid day at his work, \ndoing training every Saturday.  He claims it will help him in the future.  I believe the boss is taking advantage of him also, but it is voluntary on his part.
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If you have already addressed it with your supervisor and no action has been taken, I would go to the HR department.  If no HR department exist and they do not have a discrimination policy they are following, then you might want to find a lawyer soon.  \n\nThe proper order is supervisor then HR then lawyer.
567290
Sue your boss! Call it...sexual harassment!
64614
Try this website: www.gottrouble.com/legal/employment/harassment.htm
259034
Sexual harrassment in the making.\n\n\nTell the dude thats hitting on you to bug off and warn him of your intentions. If he fails to heed your warning then you need to advise your supervisor, manager, head honcho of the situation or Human Resources. If the management or HR fails to correct the situation and the harrassment continues, then they can be held liable and litigation can result.
567118
Eesh.  You've got a difficult situation.\n\nI would not file a lawsuit unless you want this to drag on for years and other women have been harassed as well and complained to no avail.\n\nI would, however, file an official complaint against him so that it's on his track record with the company.  That way, should another woman be in this situation, the company can't say they didn't know about it.\n\nIf the company penalizes you for the complaint, then you have a case.  Otherwise you can't blame the company when they acted on your complaint for not doing something when they weren't aware.  In this case, they seem to have reacted to the issue.. but still something official needs to be filed.