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p; Some employees make life miserable for their coworkers. They gossip, sabotage, and bully—but that doesn’t always add up to a viable lawsuit. In fact, a recent federal appellate decision reminds us that even the ugliest workplace conduct isn’t unlawful unless it crosses a very speci

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c legal line. TL;DR: Just because workplace behavior is mean, petty, or even downright nasty doesn’t mean it’s illegal. For a hostile work environment claim to stick, the conduct must be because of a protected characteristic—like race, sex, or disability—not just because someone’s unpopular, ab

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