Somerset County Cultural Diversity Coalition
Co-Sponsors Workplace Bullying Seminar
Co-Sponsors Workplace Bullying Seminar
By Marin Barrett
Somerset (County) Reporter NJ
November 15, 2008
SOMERSET COUNTY -- Bullying is not just kids on the playground anymore. For many adults in the workplace, getting the job done is only part of the day's challenges. They must also face the emotional onslaught of such intimidating behaviors as false accusations, hostile glares, yelling, insults, isolation and unreasonably heavy work demands.
To promote understanding of this multifaceted problem and explore effective coping strategies, the New Jersey Bar Foundation is sponsoring Workplace Bullying Seminar on Saturday, Nov. 22 from 8:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the New Jersey Law Center, One Constitution Square, New Brunswick.
A panel of noted experts in the field will discuss topics such as: how bullying is more than just a social problem; how it has wide-ranging ramifications on productivity, health and legal issues; what exactly constitutes bullying in the workplace; is every instance of negativity a bullying tactic and how a victim can get help and learn to counter bullying effectively.
. Panelists include: the Hon. Linda Greenstein, New Jersey Assemblywoman, 14 District, sponsor of the Healthy Workplace bill; Dr. Gary Namie, director of the Workplace Bullying Institute in Bellingham, Washington; Dr. Ruth Namie, cofounder of the Campaign Against Workplace Bullying; Leisa-Anne Smith, Esq., director of Conflict Resolution and Teasing and Bullying Programs for the New Jersey State Bar Foundation; John D. Kovac, Esq., a New Brunswick attorney who has handled workers' compensation cases stemming from workplace bullying and Professor David Yamada of Suffolk Law School in Boston.
The moderator will be Westfield attorney Susie Cho, Esq.
