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Employment Discrimination Law: What's the best way to stop workplace bullying  in the U.S.?

  • Workplace bullying is not conflict in the workplace -- rather it is a pattern of abuse by one or more persons that is both unwanted and happens over time.  Pending legislation adds malice/intent to the definition (EXTREMELY difficult to prove) and health harm (PTSD, heart disease, severe depression etc).  Generally speaking workplace bullying differs from harassment.  Harassment is bullying that falls within the protected classes ie, discrimination, sexual harassment.   There are tons of surveys with staggering numbers but they generally include conflict and harassment which accounts for the high prevalence.  Workplace bullying has actually gone down.  Zogby's 2007 results showed 13% of American employees were currently being bullied while in 2010 it went down to 8%.

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    An eye-popping, multi-billion dollar verdict against a major corporation.  The award won't be upheld, of course, but it will get everyone's attention.  It will specifically get the attention of management and shareholders.  Those parties will want new policies in place to make sure they cannot be the next company to get tagged with a huge verdict.   The only way to get a company to change is with financial incentives or disincentives.  Either pay companies lots of money to end workplace bullying, or threaten to make them pay lots of money if they don't.

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Workplace bullying refers to any repeated, intentional behavior directed at an employee that is intended to degrade, humiliate, embarrass, or otherwise undermine their performance. It can come from colleagues, supervisors, or management, and is a real problem for workers at all levels. To stop it firstly you should learn about what a bully is and what a bully does.Workplace bullying might include:Shouting, whether in private, in front of colleagues, or in front of customersName-callingBelittling or disrespectful commentsExcessive monitoring, criticizing, or nitpicking someone's workIf you are suffering such kind of unwanted activity, then you can take action against him or Say directly something short that communicates your frustration, like: "Please stop and let me work" or "Stop talking please." , or you can take help of your manager or HR, if they do not take action against him talk to http://www.shegerianlaw.com/who-we-are/carney-shegerian/.

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