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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Are employees becoming more litigious? I work with a colleague who is notorious for always “documenting”  and taking offense. She always seems to have a case open with HR about one colleague or another, and investigations that take place on her behalf seem inconclusive since nothing ever happens. I’ve heard through the grapevine she has a lawyer on retainer. Workwise, she does enough to get by but is also the first to pass her workload off to others if there’s a task, or  she spins out over minutiae and causes chaos/stress among the team.

She herself has been reported for abusing PTO and workers comp policies but HR does nothing. I have to work with this person but she honestly scares me because I know she’s documenting and waiting to pounce at any given moment.

I am exhausted and always walking on eggshells. How do you deal in this situation? [/quote]
The only thing I can suggest is that you never let down your guard. Be extra careful of anything you write to her or about her (it can be subpoenaed) and what you say to others. If you have any conversations where she gets defensive with you, document the conversation and just keep a record. Be even-tempered and don't say much. Try to never be alone with her or in a closed office; be around a witness. We were sued by someone and having had witnesses to the person's complaints was helpful as testimony. Unfortunately it is exhausting. Let HR deal with it. They may have something against her going on that you don't know about and the HR process is slow. Even if not, that's what they are there for and let them deal with the nitty gritty of it.[/quote]

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