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Published by mary_kirk on Oct 22, 2008
Category: Employment
Region: United States of America
Target: Lawmakers
Petition text:
We, the undersigned believe it is crucial to our health and economy to pass the Anti-bullying Healthy Workplace Bill.
A Bill that:
Addresses only the most abusive, health-endangering circumstances including verbal abuse and offensive conduct/behaviors (including nonverbal) which are threatening, humiliating or intimidating, and work interference -- sabotage -- which prevents work from getting done.
Holds the bullying employee directly liable for the unlawful employment practice. He or she is the first one to sue. The employer may be vicariously liable. However, the bill provides ample opportunities for employers to not be held liable: (1) when it exercises reasonable care to prevent and promptly correct the abusive conduct, and (2) when negative employment decisions are consistent with legitimate business interests, or the employee's poor performance, illegal or unethical activity.
Good employers with policies that honestly enforce them have nothing to fear.
Does not mandate "feeling good" principles, health must be damaged!
No new government bureaucracy; costs the state nothing.
The small penalties will discourage attorneys from taking weak cases -- low chance of frivolous cases.
A Bill that:
Addresses only the most abusive, health-endangering circumstances including verbal abuse and offensive conduct/behaviors (including nonverbal) which are threatening, humiliating or intimidating, and work interference -- sabotage -- which prevents work from getting done.
Holds the bullying employee directly liable for the unlawful employment practice. He or she is the first one to sue. The employer may be vicariously liable. However, the bill provides ample opportunities for employers to not be held liable: (1) when it exercises reasonable care to prevent and promptly correct the abusive conduct, and (2) when negative employment decisions are consistent with legitimate business interests, or the employee's poor performance, illegal or unethical activity.
Good employers with policies that honestly enforce them have nothing to fear.
Does not mandate "feeling good" principles, health must be damaged!
No new government bureaucracy; costs the state nothing.
The small penalties will discourage attorneys from taking weak cases -- low chance of frivolous cases.
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