Employment law question disputing disciplinary action?

Question

A supervisor, not my direct supervisor, has always refused to call me by my religious name. Everyone calls me by my religious name. This supervisor has made rude comments to me around my religious name in the last two weeks, and has made a point to discussing her faith and religious activities in front of me in the last two weeks. I personally don't care if she calls me by my legal name or expresses her faith around me, except that she is being obnoxious about it. Today she wrote me up for a minor infraction that is generally overlooked or handled verbally.

I don't want to make people hate religion any more than they all ready do, but this write up will result in a pay deduction/demotion. I have been working at this company for 21 months and have a reputation for being an excellent employee, and had been promoted to a position with authority over her. I was demoted because of restructuring.

What is the least inflamatory way to dispute this validity of this write-up?

Answer 1

How can you dispute something when you say you are guilty of violating a "minor infraction"?  Either you did or you did not.  And with your statement, you did.  It does NOT matter what or how they handle other employess.  You do not know personally what their HR records look like or if in fact they were written up.

I know if I was held at or written up, I would personally not want to tell my fellow co-workers!

Answer 2

First, does your company have an employee handbook which has a policy against discrimination, or a complaint procedure? If so, prepare a written complaint and turn it in to Human Resources, or send it to the Company President. If there is no written policy, write a letter to the President of the Company explaining the situation. If these measures do not work, you may have to use more formal means. Religious discrimination is illegal under federal law, and the law of most states. Harassment on the basis of religion is also illegal in some states.  You may need to file a Complaint with EEOC, (United States Equal Employment Opportunity Commission), or with your state agency that enforces discrimination laws.

Answer 3

Dispute what validity? You concede that it's valid. You are being set up.  "You don't need a weatherman to know which way the wind blows." Start looking for another job. Now.