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Bullying is legal in the workplace except...
The only bullying that is illegal is if you’re being treated differently because of who you are as a woman, a person of color, because of your religion, your age, your disability, your pregnancy, or because you decline unwelcome sexual advances at work - then you are being discriminated against, retaliated against, or just treated badly - that's all illegal.
Can I see my personnel file?
The question is - there is negative information in your personnel file at your job, and your employer won't let you review it, see it, add to it, change it - is that legal?
NY Lowers Employee Threshold for Bringing Sexual Harassment Claims, and Enhances Remedies
If you work anywhere in New York and you’re experiencing unwelcome sexual attention in the workplace, it’s now illegal, even if you work for a tiny company and you’re the only employee.