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A hate crime needs a crime. Your example involving workplace is different due to worker protections. I don't think just calling someone something is a crime though. You'd have to prove something like 'intent to cause a riot' or something, which is really hard to prove. Also the only damages you could sue for are emotional, which are really hard to prove; unlike your workplace example where damages would be a lot more tangible due to loss of work for example.
That's a good point, I should probably mete out my understanding a bit better.