text: As we say in HR - there is nothing illegal about being an a**hole.\n\nAs long as his verbal abuse is not motivated based on a protected reason (age, sex, race, etc) there is nothing technically "illegal" about it.\n\nThat doesn't make it right.  I'd suggest talking to your HR department, if you want to go that route.  You're likely to stir up some bru-ha-ha. Document times, dates, and content of the inappropriate interactions he has with you, because you will be asked to articulate your complaint.  "My boss is mean to me" isn't going to cut it.\n\nOther than that, about the only thing you can do is look for another job or post to another postion internally.  You can quit and try for UI, which under the circumstance you might or might not get.  Again, they also usually like to see that you tried to solve the problem with in the company before up and quitting.