Can you sue your employer if another employee calls you the n-word?

Answer 1

This is distressing, for sure. But REPORT THE INCIDENT FIRST, and give your employer a chance to address it. If the abuse continues and your employer does nothing, then you need to see how the company's policies and procedures can guide you. In the meantime, if your workplace is a big enough company, you can check to see if your workplace has

a grievance officer

policies in place that deal with this kind of harrassment

accreditation

These items are public record in most agencies, and available to any employee at any company, and should be available at any time. Of course, following the incident reporting procedure is necessary. Under Federal Law the reporting process should be posted, or a copy provided to each employee. You might want to check your employee handbook if you were given one.

All of the above is wise and correct. No court in history has found illegal race harassment based on a single incident - hostile environment is DEFINED as a pattern of persistent misconduct that recurs despite your objections. Saying the n-word once does not meet the definition. If you give the employer the chance to remedy the single offense, and the conduct stops, there was no illegal harassment, and all is well.