Your efforts to make a living might become a really terrible daily burden if your supervisor or employer mistreats you.
At work, you shouldn’t endure unfair treatment.
Can you file a claim for mental distress against your employer if you are unable to put up with their bad behavior at work?
You may be able to bring an emotional distress claim against your employer in many situations, but it will depend on the details of your case.
Consult a knowledgeable employment law attorney Connecticut to know your case’s best course of action.
Different types of emotional distress exist.
For those of you who wish to sue your boss for emotional distress, you should be familiar with the fundamentals of the claim.
An alleged negligent or intentional act of inflicting emotional distress on someone (NCEID) may be grounds for a lawsuit (NEID).
Before you bring a lawsuit against your employer or supervisor, you should be aware of the wrongdoing they have committed since there are distinct requirements for proving each type of emotional distress case.
EMOTIONAL DISTRESS INFLICTED WITH INTENTION
To establish IIED against someone, you must demonstrate:
- The defendant displayed inappropriate behavior,
- If the defendant acted recklessly or with the intent to cause emotional distress, you may have been subjected to emotional distress.
- You experienced a great deal of or a lot of emotional distress, and
- It was the defendant who made you feel bad.
It is difficult to convince a judge that someone caused you emotional anguish. According to the law, you must demonstrate that your distress was “really” and “proximally” caused.
An attorney is best positioned to craft a strong defense based on these unique legal requirements.
THE NEGLIGENT SUFFERING OF EMOTIONAL DISTRESS
When suing someone for NIED, you must establish the following:
- The accused exhibited negligence
- You experienced significant emotional distress; and
- Your emotional suffering was primarily brought on by negligence.
This criterion can appear to be the easier one to establish emotional distress. However, this isn’t always the case.
You must demonstrate that the defendant in a lawsuit for negligence hurt you by failing to uphold a duty they owed to you to establish their carelessness.
These factors can be challenging to demonstrate at times. However, your claim can be resolved with a knowledgeable employment law expert familiar with the specifics of NIED workplace cases.
