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Workplace bullying can wreak havoc on the job
Wednesday, May 27th, 2009
Sapping productivity, devastating morale and increasing absenteeism
BY DAVID P. WILLIS
Asbury Park (NJ) Press
May 26, 2009
You should know it when you see it. Verbal harassment at work, practical jokes, threats, intimidation, and even sabotage, are all the hallmarks of a workplace bully.
As opposed to tough management, “bullying is a level of misery that falls disproportionally on the few,” said Gary Namie, director of the Workplace Bullying Institute in Bellingham, Wash.
A 2007 survey by the Institute and Zogby International found that 37 percent of American workers have been bullied at work. Nearly three-quarters, 72 percent, of the bullies are bosses, the survey said.
And as companies struggle, experts say workplace bullying has grown as people fear job loss.
Tags: A1551, Greenstein, NJ
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Video: WBI-LC Bill Debated on NJ PBS-TV
Monday, April 13th, 2009
April, 2009: New Jersey Public TV show “Due Process” – a show about legal topics – featured a debate about the merits of the WBI Healthy Workplace Bill, specifically NJ Assembly Bill 1551 introduced in 2008. A plaintiffs’ attorney supports the anti-bullying legislation while a corporate defense attorney downplays the reality of the risk to workers. A 1551 sponsors include Linda Greenstein and 10 co-sponsors. (http://workplacebullyinglaw.org/states/legis-nj.html)
The Organization of Chinese Americans and NJ Bar Foundation jointly sponsored a public education event about Workplace Bullying on Nov. 22, 2008 in New Brunswick. Presenters included ASW Greenstein, Suffolk Univ. Law professor David Yamada, attorney Susie Cho (OCA representative), the Drs. Namie from WBI, Leisa-Anne Smith the state’s school bullying expert, and workers comp attorney John Kovac.
To purchase the tape from the station, go to this page and enter Due Process Show #1406
Tags: A 1551, Greenstein, Healthy Workplace Bill, TV, WBI-LC
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