Rolfs v. Home Depot, 2013 DNH 121 (2013)

Citation: Rolfs v. Home Depot, 2013 DNH 121 (2013)
Parent Document: Rolfs v. Home Depot, 2013 DNH 121 (2013)
Jurisdiction: New Hampshire (state)
Effective Date: 2013-09-20
Original Source: https://www.courtlistener.com/opinion/10693813/rolfs-v-home-depot/ ↗

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In order to establish that Goya should be held
     responsible for the economic losses she suffered as a
     result of quitting, Marrero had to show that her
     working conditions were “so difficult or unpleasant
     that a reasonable person in [her] shoes would have
     felt compelled to resign.” Alicea Rosado v . Garcia
     Santiago, 562 F.2d 1 1 4 , 119 (1st Cir. 1977). The
     standard is an objective one; it “cannot be triggered
     solely by the employee’s subjective beliefs, no matter
     how sincerely held.” Suarez v . Pueblo Int’l, Inc.,
     229 F.3d 4 9 , 54 (1st Cir. 2000); see also Calhoun v .
     Acme Cleveland Corp., 798 F.2d 559, 561 (1st Cir.
     1986) (“[T]he law does not permit an employee’s
     subjective perceptions to govern a claim of
     constructive discharge.” (internal quotation marks
     omitted)). 304 F.3d at 2 8 ; see also Gerald, 707 F.3d at 2 5 . The Marrero court described the employee’s objectively intolerable working conditions this way:

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