Employment/Labor attorney needed

[Anonymous]

I am leaving my job of 5 years soon after being mistreated by my boss. I have several examples of bullying, retaliation, holding back of career progress, non-responsiveness, etc. that negatively affected me, my career, and the company's goals. A colleague left in 2012 for similar mistreatments.
I would like to discuss what recourse I might have with an attorney. Does anyone have any recommendations?

Many thanks.

[Anonymous]

Do a search since this has been asked before. My recommendation is pick an attorney in your state (ie if live in DC don't get a VA attny).

[Anonymous]

For better or worse, being treated badly by your boss is not actually against the law.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:For better or worse, being treated badly by your boss is not actually against the law.

+1

Unless the treatment was based on your race, gender, disability, religion, national origin or union membership, such treatment is not illegal. There are no federal state or local laws that prevent bullying or mistreatment simply because your boss is a jerk or doesn't like you or doesn't treat people nicely. Your boss is allowed to be a nasty brutal unfair wretch of a human being, driving his company into the ground with cruel and unjust treatment, "non responsiveness," holding back of career progress and the like that can negatively affect you for the rest of your life -- as long as such treatment does not stem from one of the protected categories listed above.

Really, OP, your time is much better spent looking for a new job.

[Anonymous]

Personality flaws aside, it may depend on how significantly the poor management hurt the "company's goals".
For example, my brother worked at a fiduciary that had a bad manager sued. Her lack of actual people management directly resulted in poor financial performance.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Personality flaws aside, it may depend on how significantly the poor management hurt the "company's goals".
For example, my brother worked at a fiduciary that had a bad manager sued. Her lack of actual people management directly resulted in poor financial performance.

The company had the fiduciary sued. Huge difference.

[Anonymous]

Google for an attorney in your state, start building a log of all bad behaviours. A hostile work environment and a dysfunctional work environment is a good enough reason to have a consultation.
Also, should you get fired, laid off or have to sign off on severance papers later for no real reason, you will have your file with a lawyer and can have real advice about how to proceed.

[Anonymous]

Hostile work environment doesnt mean what most people think. Dont waste your time.

[Anonymous]

Passman and Kaplan in DC is a good firm. Be prepared to spend $500 or more for an initial consultation with just about any firm. If they think you have a case, you will likely pay $500 per hour for one of the senior attorney's; maybe about half that for a more junior attorney. Most will make you pony up a retainer fee in the thousands of dollars. Most simple cases will still run $10 to $20k. Hopefully if you win, you can get attorney's fee's reimbursed.

[Anonymous]

David Wachtel.