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I live in a state that employess individuals at will and a friend of mine is being harassed at work by her supervisory along with one of her closest cronies. Being that she feels her supervisor will simply say, "just find another job" if she expresses her discontent, what can she do to address her situation? She also states that she feels were she to confront her manager the regional manager above her would take the supervisor's side regarding what she perceives as the maltreatment of her, other employees, and customers. Futthermore, are their any workers compensation claims she she can make regarding work related stress caused by her supervisor and her cronie?

You mentioned that the company she works for has a regional manager... If the company is regional, I assume it's big enough to have a department of human resources. This is where I would start. State laws aside, if there is a human resources department they have their own practices and policies, often which are harsher than some state laws.

I would also suggest that your friend keeps a journal, documenting the harrassment that has occurred. The more specific she can be, the better. Include days, times, and try to recall exactly what was said.

Wish I could of more help. Without knowing which company, and what kind of company, it's hard to say... Though I understand why you wouldn't mention it here. Best of luck ;)

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(Rating: 4) Thanks for your advice. I've advised my friend that she should take the HR route but she feels this move would be fruitless so she is left with little re-course currently other than quitting her job. Mainly she believes that her Regional Manager is in league with her devil of a brown-nosing Manager. Thanks for the advice though.
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