It is not only illegal to discriminate against an employee (i.e. treat an employee worse) because of an employee’s membership in a protected class it is also illegal to subject an employee to a hostile work environment or harass an employee because an employee’s membership in a protected class. Harassment is abuse in the workplace because of an employee’s race, sex, gender, pregnancy, disability, sexual orientation, ancestry or national origin. Harassment can take many forms including but not limited to calling an employee derogatory names, making comments about an employee’s personal characteristics and ostracizing an employee in the workplace because of the employee’s membership in protected classes. Mr. Henderson has successfully handled dozens of hostile work environment/harassment cases. If you feel like you have been subjected to a hostile work environment because of your race, sex, gender,pregnancy, disability, sexual orientation, ancestry or national origin please contact our firm for a free consultation.