Employer Mental Anguish Lawsuit
Summary
To sue an employer for mental anguish in Minnesota, the conduct must be extreme and outrageous, intentional or reckless, result in emotional distress, and the distress must be severe. Emotional distress includes mental suffering like anxiety and humiliation. Conditions like ADHD, autism, and anxiety can amplify the distress. Consult an employment attorney for personalized advice.Full Conversation
I would like to sue an employer for mental anguish
Hello ****, I'm sorry to hear about your situation. To better assist you, could you provide more details about the incidents that led to your mental anguish? Please remember, I can only provide general legal information.
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+ December * *
+ Started Position
+ Started position at Verfico. Instead of being put on a project that I was interviewed for I was switched over to their Laravel Classic Portal.
+ January 1st - 7th *
+ Alex went on Vacation
+ Alex was going on a week long vacation. Before he left we did a *-* hour meeting going through each ticket. Some which were clear and vague. I commited around *% of thest tickets in the given week. Which were never reviewed. AGAIN no converstation no help on understand why this was happening or when they would have time to look at tickets.
+ January 8th *
+ Alex came back
+I noticed that my tickets were not being reviewed in their PR state due to some unforeseen issues unrelated to me. At that time, there was no indication that my tickets were incorrectly done or lacked any requirements, so I continued working. Even now, some of those pull requests remain open.
+ January 15th
+ Changed to Modern Platform
+ In the middle of our six-week cycle, I was moved to a different team without any prior discussion. This new team was part of their modern platform. During this time, I was assigned a full-blown feature to complete in half the usual time, with travel for 3 days included. This intense pressure led to a mental breakdown, during which my husband saw me crying uncontrollably and shaking due to my anxiety and autism.
+ January 16th
+ Talked to Kristian
+ A company-wide message was sent out asking who would be attending the non-mandatory meeting in Dallas, TX at month's end. I discussed this with my consulting company, expressing my reluctance to attend due to COVID-* concerns and the inappropriateness of a contractor traveling for a holiday party. My consulting company said they would discuss this with Alex, but I heard nothing further.
Later, I received a hotel room confirmation, leading me to believe that the discussion might not have gone favorably and I was being obligated to attend. Consequently, I booked my flight ticket. The following day, I was advised to modify my flight to arrive the night before and depart on Thursday, like everyone else. I complied with this suggestion.
+ January *
+ Airplane
+ I noticed after work that my app for american airlines was stating that there was weather and you could cancel. I then talked to Alex over teams stating the weather and I was probably going to cancel. Which at the time he understood. So then I canceled my flight after getting the okay to do so.
+ January *
+ Forced to find a new ticket
+ In the morning Alex messaged me stating that I NEED to find a flight out that night and it was importatnt that I don't miss this trip. With no support from Aldersen Loop. I found a flight and flew out there that night.
+ January * - *
+ Forced None Mandatory Travel
+ Dallas TX trip.
+ January * - 31st
+ Covid Illness
+ During the flight home I had bubble guts. By the time I flew into town I was tired. So I went home and slept. By night time I had spiked a fever of * and was the most sick I have ever been in my life. I checked the messgages from work and saw that one co-wor=ker Brian had tested positive for covid. Which then I tested myself and was an instant positive. I then was sick from January *- 30th.I let Alex know about covid Friday night.
+ January 30th
+ Alderson Loop
+ Kristen called me stating that Alex said I wasn't communicating enough for them. Which I found weird I did communicate I was sick very sick.
+ Febuary 5th *
+ Finally Requirements.
+ Out of the blue, Alex messaged me the requirements for my role as a senior developer. There was no discussion from the other Principal Developer about why he chose to replace my entire code with his own, especially during the time I was sick. I realized that they don't roll over tickets and there's no advocate for developers. I anticipated this issue when Jonathan scrapped my entire code that I worked on before I fell ill with COVID-*. I must admit, his work was very clean. However, the wording was vague enough to leave much open to interpretation.
+ Febuary
+ Aldersen Loop texts
+ Texted Kristian about how frustrated I was about how they conducted their cycles. Knowing they were setting me up to fail. Then being told to ask questions.
+ Febuary 5th *
+ Tasks with no direction
+ Our cycle simmer down just started and I was given three tasks for the modern platform with limited or no directions. I took what my consulting company told me to do and asked tons of questions before starting on tickets. None of the endpoints for the API were done to help me test out my features that I coded. Alex then changed the UI after I was done with most of the work. You will beable to see it in their DEVOPS board. The more questions I asked the most short his answers where.
+ Feb * *
+ Fired
+ Krisitn then called me MONDAY at *:* am and told me. Which then I rambled about what happened. We then discussed Health Insurance, laptop, my travel expenses remursement. By *:* my access to my microsoft account was shut off.
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Thank you for providing this detailed timeline, ****. It sounds like you've been through a lot. In Minnesota, the legal standard for a claim of intentional infliction of emotional distress includes:
- The conduct must be extreme and outrageous
- The conduct must be intentional or reckless
- It must result in emotional distress
- The emotional distress must be severe
It may be beneficial to consult with an employment attorney to discuss your specific situation in detail.
- The conduct must be extreme and outrageous
- The conduct must be intentional or reckless
- It must result in emotional distress
- The emotional distress must be severe
It may be beneficial to consult with an employment attorney to discuss your specific situation in detail.
what is emitional distree
Emotional distress is a type of mental suffering or anguish induced by an incident of either negligence or through intent. It can include feelings of fright, anxiety, worry, shock, humiliation, and shame.
what if you have ADHD autism and anxiety
If you have ADHD, autism, and anxiety, these conditions could potentially amplify the emotional distress you experienced. It's important to consult with an employment attorney who can evaluate your case based on your unique circumstances.