My question involves labor and employment law for the state of: CA
I already know what a lot of responces to this issue will be: "Toughen up! Just quit! or Get thicker skin!" To me, that does not solve the problem I am having. After a month of working for my present company, I was made night manager to the utter dismay of a co-worker who had been there for more than a year. After I was promoted, other employees would come to me to report problems with this person including verbal harassment, inapropate touching, and threats of violence. I reported to the owners of the company who laughed it off. They even went as far as to tell me that they had heard it before. Time went by, and after a few times of me trying to talk with him about job duties and dress code, his verbal assults turned my way. Again, I went to the owners and requested that something needed to be done, to witch I was told that he knows alot about the job and they were going to talk to him about how one should behave in the work place. One week later while I was on the job, he blows up at me shouting at the top of his lungs, threating to come back when I got done with my shift and fight me. I left the building, clocking out, to avoid the possible confrotation, calling the owners when I got home informing them of the situation. There stance now is that I abondoned my job.
Am I wrong in thinking that it is the employers responsibility to provide a safe working inviroment?
Aren't they liable for totaly diregaurding reports of a problem employee?
What do I do now?

