I think I&#39;m being unfairly punished in my workplace - do I have legal recourse?
<p>I have suffered what I think is unreasonable, prejudiced punishment at my (industrial) job. Is there any legal recourse for me to defend against this?
I'm in Manitoba, Canada.</p>

<p>My superior is unfairly giving me warnings. I think it's likely he's being prejudiced against me. If I get too many warnings then I will lose my job.</p>

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<p>Examples:</p>

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<li><p>He gave me a warning for stretching. Workplace health and safety encourages us to stretch to prevent injury, however, I met his eye once and he gave me a warning for stretching.</p></li>
<li><p>He's being biased in punishing me instead of others when others have the same amount of fault. Example: I "clean up" what other workers miss, but other workers tend to leave more stuff for me to "clean up" so they aren't doing their job properly and giving me excessive work. The superior is supposed to manage the workers to do their job, but he blames only me.</p></li>
<li><p>He gives me excessive work when I have a permanent injury. I also have restrictions on the injury for work, but the work he orders (almost forces) me to do exceeds my restrictions.</p></li>
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<p>You're really asking for legal advice, which is off-topic here, for reasons that involve legal liability on the part of the people who post here, and for users like you who need to be getting information that is accurate directly from an attorney who is working for you in your best interest. The Internet is never a replacement for real legal advice. See <a href="https://law.stackexchange.com/help/dont-ask">https://law.stackexchange.com/help/dont-ask</a></p>

<p>But there are some steps you can take regarding your situation and local, provincial and federal law in Canada, and these are steps all employees can take in many countries and in many different types of employment.</p>

<p>You should determine company policy regarding employee health, your injury and allegations of bias by your superior. Read your employee contract and handbook and any sections that have to do with health and working conditions and what recourse you have with the company and your supervisor.</p>

<p>You should document past incidents and conversations and, going forward, any new incidents. You should talk to others up the chain of management about what is happening. And when you do, it's a good idea to document what is said, either at the time in your meetings (written notes; ask permission to digitally record), or afterward in your notes. (And document if you are not allowed to document.)</p>

<p>You should look outside the company for other resources, such as with a union, a labor support group, a private attorney who specializes in labor law, and/or <a href="https://www.gov.mb.ca/labour/standards/doc,filing-claim,factsheet.html" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Employment Standards | Filing a Claim | Manitoba Government</a>.</p>

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