(NOTE: Sadly, this is what it will probably take to see workplace bullying legislation taken seriously by lawmakers. Could Jodie Bostick be America’s Brodie Panlock? Thanks to Workplace News for posting this. – Mike)
By Carol Forsloff, DigitalJournal.com
In Wisconsin one woman was so distraught from constant bullying by her supervisor she killed herself. Friends, families and interested people have, as a consequence, banded together and are working towards a law to prohibit bullying that endangers health. In a number of states there have been 17 cases prompting citizens to ask for anti-discrimination laws that impact the workplace, specifically how people are treated that could have a negative impact on their well-being and performance.
According to the proponents of new legislation, the proposed bills encompass behaviors so severe that a victim’s health is seriously affected. This means, as brochures point out in advocacy statements, “The perpetrator is more than a harmless, laughable jerk. Those health-harming bullies are walking occupational health hazards.”
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