:confused: I keep reading here where employers are protected under the law to the point where they can treat any employee any way they want as long as they are not violating state and federal law (and most of those involve EEOC regulations against discrimination). Could someone PLEASE tell me where to find out what the actual rights of the employee are as far as feeling comfortable at work? It seems there isn't much out there to protect anyone, and once an "opinion" is made, whether right or wrong, employees livelihoods are at stake once a decision has been made. I would like this information BEFORE I have to take the steps of going to my legislator or senator about any of this. Please tell me there is SOME kind of leg for the employee to stand on if he or she is being harassed (legitimately, of course). Hostile work environments can and have been created whether discrimination according to the legal definition has occured or not and employees should not have to take that kind of behavior, much less leave a job they have worked long hard hours to make the situation better. There have GOT to be options! Employers have manipulated the law LONG ENOUGH!

There are any number of laws to protect employee safety, regulate employee pensions, ensure that workers who are injured on the job receive compensation, and ensure that employees are not discriminated against.

What you seem to be looking for are laws that would regulate on-the-job behavior in ways that are untenable. Some supervisors are always going to be jerks, and adverse employment decisions are always going to be hurtful to employees. You cannot legislate a no-jerks rule. You cannot legislate that a company can never take an adverse employment action against an employee. Even if you could, are you sure that you want that kind of government intrusion into our daily lives?

I believe we should have the pleasure of going to work and doing our jobs without undue stress. The work itself, the deadlines, working with people we don't necessarily like, etc, is stressful enough without the constant threat of losing a job just because someone doesn't like us anymore for whatever the reason of the day is. Is it right that someone can just dump an employee, without regard for his well being simply because he can? No. As a supervisor myself, I would never dream of doing that. Now, I don't mean to be argumentative with you, I mean that towards the system. I don't want the government coming in and regulating my every move any more than anyone else does, but employees have rights, too. This is what I am looking for. If anyone can send information in my direction about this, PLEASE do so! ANY input that can be researched and proven to be valid is welcome! Again, thank you for your response!