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Summary of the Bullying and Respect at Work Bill

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At the moment, there is no claim that can be brought in an employment tribunal just for being bullied at work. The Bullying and Respect at Work Bill, if passed, would change that by creating a separate type of claim as...more

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The fine line between robust leadership and workplace bullying

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We take a look at what firms can do to educate their employees to reduce instances of bullying and create a positive, collaborative working environment for all....more

Barnea Jaffa Lande & Co.

Israeli Labor Law 2022: Legislative and Judicial Trends

A major characteristic of the past year was an array of interesting and innovative legislative initiatives and court rulings relating to employment in Israel. These initiatives and rulings addressed burning issues in the...more

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Exceptional Bullying Compensation Awarded to an Employee

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The Israeli National Labor Court recently awarded ILS 300,000 in workplace bullying compensation to an employee. The employee, a clerk in the emergency ward of a government hospital, filed a grievance against the...more

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Bullying and Harassment in the New Normal

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Following the move to remote working during the COVID-19 pandemic, an interesting question arises as to whether we will also see a change in the nature and frequency of workplace bullying and harassment as well. We anticipate...more

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UK HR Solutions: Addressing Bullying and Harassment in the Workplace

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Welcome to the next post in our weekly series of hands-on guidance for UK HR professionals. In this series we look at common HR issues that you’ll encounter in the workplace and give you practical guidance on how to deal with...more

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“Why You Gotta Be So Mean?” The Office Is No Place For Bullies

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Have you ever received a report that one of your employees is feeling bullied at work? If so, you are not alone. According to a recent Monster survey, some 90% of workers believe they have been bullied at work. That is an...more

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Tennessee Encourages Anti-Bullying Policies By Providing Immunity From Related Lawsuits

Tennessee Governor Bill Lee (R) signed legislation on April 23 that would provide immunity from workplace bullying lawsuits for private employers who adopt the state’s model anti-bullying policy. This law, House Bill 856,...more

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Tennessee Amends Anti-Bullying Statute to Extend Protection From Infliction of Mental Anguish Claims to Private Employers

On April 23, 2019, Governor Bill Lee signed a bill that extends protection from some legal claims associated with workplace bullying to all Tennessee employers. Employers that adopt an anti-bullying policy that conforms to...more

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Damages in bullying claims – the stakes are rising even higher

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The Victorian Supreme Court recently issued a stunning decision awarding an employee over $600,000 comprising $210,000 for pain and suffering and the balance for lost past and future income, despite the employee having a...more

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Death threats and unfriending – what is bullying?

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Bullying behaviour comes in all shapes and sizes. Identifying and deciding how to respond to diverse bullying behaviour by a worker (or workers) can create challenges for employers. Recent headlines have cautioned that...more

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Should You Have an Anti-Bullying Policy in Your Workplace?

We have seen it before: boss shouts (or glares, or laughs) at subordinate, and subordinate’s feelings are hurt. But it’s not only feelings that are hurt, and angry bosses aren’t the only ones offending. Workplace bullying can...more

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California’s Anti-Bullying Statute – What is the Effect of Non-Compliance?

By now, California employers should be aware of the “antibullying” law, which became effective on the first of this year. The statute is a compromise between employee rights groups seeking expansion of existing “harassment”...more

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California Expands Supervisor Training Requirements to Include Workplace Bullying

On January 1, 2015, a California law took effect placing additional obligations on employers in preventing workplace bullying....more

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New Year’s Resolutions for the California HR Manager

So what’s it going to be for 2015? Get up and run three miles every morning? Finally pay off those credit cards? Learn to speak French? Before you finish the list of New Year’s resolutions, consider adding a few on the human...more

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Bully for You: Ready or Not, California’s Anti-Bullying Training Requirement Starts Now

Welcome to 2015 and the start of California’s Anti-Bullying Training Requirements. Employers of 50 or more in California must now add an “anti-bullying” training requirement to their training curriculum, which is required to...more

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From The Schoolyard To The Teachers' Lounge: Cracking Down On Adult Bullying

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Recent headlines confirm that the schoolyard bullies of yesteryear are all grown up and have joined the workforce – many of them in schools. Rather than taking place in the schoolyard or cafeteria, adult bullying is occurring...more

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The Employment Law Authority - December 2014

In This Issue: - Justices Issue Pro-Employer Rulling in FLSA Case - Ogletree Deakins Named A "Law Firm of the Year" - California Mandates Anti-Bullying Training for Supervisors - OFCCP Issues Final...more

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Bullying in the Workplace: California’s New Training Requirement

Everyone remembers a bully in junior high school. She might have been the mean girl who told others not to be your friend, or the brute who inflicted his cruelty with wedgies and half nelsons. Sadly, some people never...more

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Bullying Be Gone – New California Law Makes Anti-Bullying Training For Employers' Supervisors A Must

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Since 2004, California employers with 50 or more employees have been required to provide their supervisors with sexual harassment training. Effective January 1, 2015, these employers will have an additional responsibility. ...more

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California Expands Mandatory Harassment Training to Include “Bullying” Prevention

California Governor Jerry Brown signed AB 2053 into law this month amending Government Code Section 12950.1 to require employers to address “abusive conduct” in their mandatory workplace sexual harassment prevention training....more

Orrick - Employment Law and Litigation

No One Likes A Bully: New California Law Mandates Anti-Bullying Training In The Workplace

On September 9, 2014, Governor Jerry Brown signed AB-2053, which mandates that certain California employers provide workforce bullying training in addition to already-required sexual harassment training and education. As a...more

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New Laws Affecting California Employers: Anti-Harassment Protections for Unpaid Interns, Anti-Bullying Training for Managers, and...

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California employers need to be aware of three important employment laws that were recently enacted. Effective immediately, California’s existing discrimination and harassment laws have been extended to unpaid interns....more

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Thou Shalt Not Bully – Employers Must Educate Supervisors about “Abusive Conduct”

California businesses that have 50 or more employees are already required to train supervisors on legally prohibited sexual harassment. Following California Governor Jerry Brown’s recent signing of A.B. 2053, that training...more

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To the Woodshed: Self-Defense, Defense of Others and Retaliatory Discharge

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The workplace can be very tumultuous. Employees working in close quarters inevitably have disagreements, and some employees prove themselves to be disagreeable troublemakers. Workplace bullying is considered by some to be...more

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