Our debate about workplace bullying and possible remedies continues. It seems that the consensus is that workplace bullying is ubiquitous and damaging, is not often dealt with by employers, and
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Bullying Debate: “Do We Need To Wait For A Law?”
In commenting on our post “Are Anti-Bullying Laws In The Workplace Workable,” Michael Maggioto, an HR expert in Indianapolis, Indiana wrote that “Laws are most often created because people
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David Yamada, Drafter of Healthy Workplace Bill Template, Comments On Our Anti-Bullying Discussion
We are pleased that Prof. David Yamada of Suffolk University Law School, and Director of the New Workplace Institute, wrote to us to comment on our recent discussion on anti-bullying
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Are Anti-Bullying Laws In The Workplace Workable?
The subject of anti-bullying laws – never before tried in any state – drew a number of careful, and cautious comments from experts in the HR field. All, of course,
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Will Anti-Bullying Laws Lead To Justice Scalia’s Dreaded “Workplace Civility Code?”
There are currently no laws against workplace bullying in any state within the U.S., although 25 states have had such laws introduced within the last number of years (all voted
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“Bullying, Violence, Harassment, Discrimination and Stress” — A Great Resource
We were happy yesterday to refer readers to a great treatise by our friend, Ellen Pinkos Cobb, Esq., entitled “Bullying, Violence, Harassment, Discrimination and Stress” which she
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Bullying — There Oughta Be A Law! (But At Least There’s A Good Treatise!)
Last November 19th we had a guest blogger on the subject of bullying: Ellen Pinkos Cobb, Esq., a Senior Regulatory & Legal Analyst for the The Isosceles Group. Previous
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“Workplace Bullying: USA Versus Much Of The World” – Guest Blog
Today we have a guest blogger — Ellen Pinkos Cobb, Esq., who is Senior Regulatory & Legal Analyst for the The Isosceles Group. On February 6, 2013 we (bought) and
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“A Woman’s Place Is 50 Feet From The Oven” (Case Settles For $285,000)
A female border agent who was employed by U.S. Customs and Border Protection in northern Maine claimed that her boss and some male co-workers who were members of a fundamentalist
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British Columbia: Get Ready For New Harassment and Bullying Policies
An excellent, succinct blog post by Earl Phillips of the law firm of McCarthy Tétrault LLP sets forth nine requirements which British Columbia employers must meet to be in compliance
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