Labor & Employment Law

Workplace Bullying Gaining More Attention

...and rightfully so.  We recently witnessed a highly publicized case of a young lady who was allegedly the victim of bullying at school.  One of the major issues her is the fact that when some of us were kids, the bullies were met in the school yard, on the way home, etc.  We could avoid them, travel with our friends and escape their wrath.  Now, some experts are noting that bullying has moved to the web.  And, as such, it is almost inescapable and almost impossibly to avoid.

I was recently interviewed by Barbara Safani for an article on AOL Find a Job.   She notes:

Workplace bullying is the tendency of individuals or groups to use persistent aggressive or unreasonable behavior against a co-worker or subordinate and the abuse displayed may be verbal, non verbal, psychological, or physical.

While some of this behavior may not be considered harassment under the traditional discrimination laws, I can assure you that the workplace disruption associated with bullying is tremendous.  Think about it:  all of the kids that put gum in your hair and taunted you in the playground are now your coworkers.

Follow this Link to the Article:  Have You Been the Victim of Workplace Bullying?

Full post as published by Strategic HR Lawyer on April 11, 2010 (boomark / email).