May 24th, 2010
NY Post: Bully pulpit: Work harass bill wins round, but fight goes on
Read the May 24, 2010 New York Post article
Bully Pulpit: Work harass bill wins round, but fight goes on by Chris Erikson
WBI counters the distortions
In the Erikson (Post) article: Our NY State Coordinator Mike Schlicht has it right about how many New Yorkers are bullied (relying on the national prevalence rate), but Nobile, the corporate attorney, implies that all 1.8 million will file a lawsuit. This is nonsense. Sexual harassment is illegal, but only a miniscule proportion (about 1% who suffer it) ever file a lawsuit. The hurdle for filing a suit under the Healthy Workplace Bill is high. Frivolous complaints will be filed only by the hopping mad, super wealthy workers. Do you know any? The second ungrounded opinion comes from the Business Council rep, Moran, who threatens that businesses would flee NY if employers are not allowed to abuse workers with impunity. Large employers already export jobs in search of cheap labor for no reasons related to their employees except that they are American and entitled to (a disgracefully low) minimum wage. Companies are in NY for a reason — education at great universities, skilled workers, family ties to the region, they are American. Bill S 1823B does not change those reasons. We have the same bill proposed in MA, NJ, VT and soon every state that borders NY. Where are they going to go? Americans also comprise the labor pool in those states. And NJ is more pro-worker than NY!
Tags: Healthy Workplace Bill, NY Post
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it is about time to get those abusers