The Wall Street Journal reported that the anti-workplace bullying legislation that slid through the NY Senate this month met with complaints that it’s too subjective to define. The same argument that was used against Sexual Harassment and Domestic Violence . Continue reading
“Do you think employers sat around and said ‘women are so mistreated we must have policies to protect women?’ No! When we had a law they listened to the law only because of the fear of litigation.” – Gary Namie, co-founder of the Workplace Bullying Institute (WBI)
This year the WBI’s Healthy Workplace Bill (HWB) is pending in several States and recently passed through the Illinois Senate. David Yamada, author of this anti-workplace bullying legislation, is encouraged but laments on his blog that the Illinois bill only addresses public employees.
But, perhaps those employees in the private sector praying for help should actually give a sigh of relief that there’s still time to modify the HWB. Continue reading
Special Guest Blog from Workplace Bullying expert and Legislative Advocate Dr. Lisa M.S. Barrow, author of “In Darkness Light Dawns: Exposing Workplace Bullying“ and “Hope For a Healthy Workplace“. She was deeply involved in Canada’s recent passage of anti-bullying legislation. Continue reading
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