A former Home Depot employee filed a lawsuit against the Home Depot Company after he was fired for revealing inappropriate behavior in the workplace. According to court documents, this person claimed that he witnessed an employee of Home Depot urinating on a floor while working. He further alleged that this happened at work and he reported this to his supervisor but nothing was done about it. In fact, according to him, the same supervisor told him not to speak of the incident with anyone because it would get the employee “in trouble.” This went on for months until the lawsuit was filed.
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The lawsuit was eventually dropped but the disgruntled employee still was not satisfied.
He filed a second lawsuit against the company claiming that his firing violated the Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. According to him, he was discriminated against based on his gender and based on his disability. Disability is defined as any physical or mental impairment which may prevent a person from performing some functions of life.
The company also has a lot of employees who are suffering from the effects of job stress. According to the company’s website, it offers many benefits to its workers. One of the best perks offered to its employees is medical insurance. Home Depot is also said to have one of the best disability benefits packages out there in the market.
The claim says that the supervisor initially looked down on the man who complained about being discriminated against and did not take the complaint seriously.
Another claim says that the Home Depot vice president later told the man that complaints of discrimination and harassment are taken very seriously but that they would not be able to handle the situation if the employee made a claim against them. An official was supposedly called over this matter but the claim says that nothing happened.
Another employee who worked at home depot had a claim that he was harassed by other employees for things that did not happen at work.
He too had a grievance which he filed with the human resources department. This was allegedly not taken serious and he still suffered from unwanted advances at work despite this. He too decided to file a lawsuit and was able to get compensation for his suffering.
There are other cases wherein the home depot has been sued by former employees over the claims.
There is a case wherein a man was killed in his home. This happened because the home depot did not properly maintain the premises where his family lived. An official who was supposed to be maintaining the premises did not enter the home, did not repair the floor that had water damage, did not clean the mold off the walls and did not provide a safe working environment for the employee.
The home employee’s family was forced to pay $1.75 million to the family of the deceased employee.
The claim also says that the company failed to provide the safety manual which it legally has to have in each and every workplace. There were no safety signs which indicated that the area was dangerous and should be avoided.
Another employee who had worked in the Home Depot warehouse for five years filed a claim for her negligence at work. She was subjected to unnecessary stress, exposed to harmful chemicals, and suffered from various illnesses that could have been prevented. She was able to work at another location but had to quit after she was physically injured at work. The claim was also for the pain and suffering she endured after having to quit her job.
