humiliated by business owner

[stace0902]

What is the name of your state (only U.S. law)? texas asked to leave job my company was working because of color of skin. work was being done for a house owned by a large oil company and it was the company owner who asked that i be removed. i was humiliated in front of my co workers can i sue

 

[cyjeff]

When you said by the color of your skin, what, exactly, was said?

 

[stace0902]

she told my boss she didn't want a black person in her house cause she didn't trust them the electrician i was working with had to drive to another job and switch apprentices with another electrician for a white guy as i said i was humiliated

 

[cyjeff]

Other than your humiliation, what were your damages? Did you lose work or did you just change out jobs?

I am not saying you don't have a right to be angry. I am trying to see if it is worth your time to pursue.

I would definitely bring it up to your boss, though. Most companies would have refused all the work... I would have.

 

[stace0902]

humiliated by bussiness owner

i wasn't just angry i was humiliated and embarrassed if i didn't need my job so bad i wouldn't even go back in. i was basically accused of being a thief because my skin is dark i have never even had a traffic ticket. so if i walked into a mcdonalds to do some work and was told black people couldn't contract there i would have no case is that what ur saying. this may have been someones home but it is owned by an oil company and it was the company owner that did this to me just don't want someone to get away with that attitude. and the funny thing is i am not even black i am puerta rican

 

[cyjeff]

i wasn't just angry i was humiliated and embarrassed if i didn't need my job so bad i wouldn't even go back in. i was basically accused of being a thief because my skin is dark i have never even had a traffic ticket. so if i walked into a mcdonalds to do some work and was told black people couldn't contract there i would have no case is that what ur saying. this may have been someones home but it is owned by an oil company and it was the company owner that did this to me just don't want someone to get away with that attitude. and the funny thing is i am not even black i am puerta rican

No, YOU weren't.

Your son was.

I don't help liars. I never said you didn't have a case. I said I need more information.

Now, I don't care.

Bye.

 

[stace0902]

actually she set up the account and then i started asking questions, but thanks for your help anyway--nice to know when i haven't had a bad enough day i can get online and take more abuse from strangers

 

[cyjeff]

actually she set up the account and then i started asking questions, but thanks for your help anyway--nice to know when i haven't had a bad enough day i can get online and take more abuse from strangers

Fine.

When you actually answer my questions, we will get started. I am not going to let you rant and rave.

This is a legal site. I don't ask questions for my health and,for what it is worth, I don't have the time to waste while you and your mom figure out who is going to post when.

In case you hadn't noticed... I WAS helping you. Apparently, since I didn't use the words "you just won the lottery", it wasn't good enough.

Even if the situation was terrible, the people to sue would be your boss... since HE made the decision to swap you out. Again, I would start there.

 

[stace0902]

my boss is actually a real cool guy who just didn'tnknow what to do he already told me we won't work for them again, and i don't think i won the lottery i never got anything i didn't work for thats how i got out of spanish harlem. but i am not used to this attitude and have a hard time letting it go. not trying to be rude just felt i was being accused of something,

 

[CdwJava]

my boss is actually a real cool guy who just didn'tnknow what to do he already told me we won't work for them again, and i don't think i won the lottery i never got anything i didn't work for thats how i got out of spanish harlem. but i am not used to this attitude and have a hard time letting it go. not trying to be rude just felt i was being accused of something,

In another thread you posted that it was you SON IN LAW that was discriminated against ... now you say it is you. So, which is it?

While the situation is really uncool, it might cost you a lot of money to try and sue someone for their racial comments and there will be no guarantee of a payout at the other end. Homeowners have a right to be prejudice. Your employer could have said, "Too bad. I will vouch for my people." If the homeowner did not like it, she could pay for the work done and he could withdraw.

if you boss let you go for that, you might have some action against your boss, but since you (or your son-in-law) seem to have suffered no real harm, I doubt that you have any good grounds for a suit against anyone. You do not have a right to be free from humiliation or embarrassment. Because of the contractual arrangement, an attorney MIGHT be able to find a nexus between her as the employer and you as the employee, but without any articulable damages it might not be worth paying a few thousand dollars for crap shoot.

 

[justalayman]

. not trying to be rude just felt i was being accused of something,

You were being accused of being black. If that has negative connotations to you, that's on you.

The simple fact is; a person is allowed to be racist. If I don't want whites in my house, it is my right. Your boss is the one that took action based on the race issue. Do you want to sue your boss even though he is a nice guy?

 

[OHRoadwarrior]

Sounds like your boss tried to handle the situation diplomatically. Obviously the home owner has some influence over the companies future earning potential. Many people receive unwanted attention. How our employers handles it is important. If he moved you to another job and paid you the entire time, I would not worry about it. My wife experienced a Kenyan customer, from Kenya, that asked to buy her coworker.

 

[justalayman]

My wife experienced a Kenyan customer, from Kenya, that asked to buy her coworker.

did she take her up on the offer? Does your wife dislike her co-worker? Sometimes God speaks in mysterious ways.

 

[OHRoadwarrior]

All of them being of somewhat sound minds, they made sure to keep the customer away from her co-worker from that point on.

 

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