Hostile Work Environment in Florida: Criteria Checklist

Identify a hostile work environment in Florida with these criteria. Do you believe you have a case? Contact the experienced labor law attorneys at FGBO.

How To Identify An Actionable Hostile Work Environment?

A job that becomes impossible because of a supervisor’s or co-worker’s actions, behaviors, or communication that is discriminatory is not a workplace environment that you must suffer through. So how do you know that what you’re experiencing is an actionable hostile work environment in Florida? Review this checklist of criteria to see if you can take legal action and then contact an experienced employment law attorney to protect your rights.

• Are you part of a protected class such as age, gender, sexual orientation, race, color, ancestry, national origin, pregnancy, marital status, religion, disability, or HIV status?
• Have the behaviors or communication been focused on one of those protected classes and also been pervasive, persistent, and significant?
• Do the incidents seriously disrupt your work or ability to work?
• Have the concerns been reported to human resources, a supervisor, or through the relevant internal departments, policies, or procedures to intervene on your behalf?

When all of these criteria are met, you can escalate your concerns to the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) that monitors workplace discrimination or the Florida Commission on Human Relations (FCHR) as well as a Florida employment law attorney to discuss your legal options. Workplace environments vary drastically, with some employers taking discrimination seriously whereas others fail to investigate, address, or remedy the problem long term. Hostile behaviors can happen to all levels of employees, from being a new employee to trying to get a promotion or being in a role for a long time.

Behavior that is both objectively and subjectively hostile to any reasonable person should not be tolerated. Beyond co-workers and supervisors, workplace discrimination can be carried out by other departments, contractors, temporary workers, regular workplace visitors, or agents of the employer. It is advised for anyone with Florida hostile work environment concerns to keep any documentation, emails, physical evidence, and/or notes from witnesses to strengthen your case.

Contact FGBO Law If You Have Hostile Work Environment Concerns

As a trusted advocate for those who have been wrongfully treated by their employers, the experienced employment attorneys at Florin Gray Bouzas Owens will hold your company accountable for its actions. From getting your job reinstated to back pay or other monetary damages, an FGBO lawyer pursues your concern to the fullest extent of the law possible. Contact us today for a free, confidential consultation regarding your case.