9.43 Elements of Claim: Constructive Discharge is a type of legal claim that is based on an employee's assertion that their employer has created a hostile work environment or other intolerable working conditions that force them to resign. This situation often involves an employer engaging in discriminatory behavior or other illegal activities. To prove a constructive discharge claim, the employee must present evidence that their employer's behavior was so severe, pervasive, and objectively offensive that the employee was forced to resign in order to avoid further harm. The employee must also show that the employer knew or should have known about the intolerable conditions and failed to take reasonable steps to prevent them. Types of Constructive Discharge Claims include: discrimination on harassment retaliation on violation on of Public Policfailurelure to Accommodate Disability violation on of Wage and Hour Lawviolationtion of Health and Safety Standards.