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NM employment laws, employee's right to pursue harassment claim against employer

I want to know if a person has just suffered the loss of a parent if your supervisor can look at you and ask "what pussy are you missing your dad already." I want to know if I have any rights to sue for a stament such as this. Thanks for your help.

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It likely is not unlawful for a person to be an insensitive clod. Unless you can show that your supervisor's behavior was because of your protected status (such as gender, race, age, etc.) or protected activity (such as union organization), your supervisor's behavior likely is not something upon which you can base a successful lawsuit.

Your supervisor likely has supervisors. You can report your supervisor's unprofessional conduct to his supervisor. Perhaps his supervisor will tell him to behave more professionally.

If there is more to your story, you can review your facts with a local attorney to see if the attorney can spot anything unlawful in the supervisor's behavior.

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