I have been, bullied/worked in a hostile workplace for 10 years and
now have been diagnosed with Post traumatic stress disorder, extreme
anxiety and depression due to work. I too am a different person than
I was 10 years ago, but I am not alone at work, There are four other
people this same boss has caused emotional damage too. We have tried
to support each other emotionally, and have tried to resolve this
issue by addressing it directly with the person doing the bullying as
well as making complaints to the Humane Resources department. I have
a solid case for a law suit according to one attorney, but I am still
contacting other attorneys as well because I want the best attorney I
can find. I am 95% sure this is a large and winable case. I can also
gaurantee that the media would love to make this case into an
international media circus. I actually only recently got online to
see if others have dealt with the same types of things and was
horrified to find out how widespread it is. The more widespread I
find that it is the more I think I should proceed with the law suit
if for no other reason than to call attention to this horror that
people are suffering through.
Good Luck to each of you suffering out there. The best I can tell you
is do a diary with quotes of the conversations and put a note if
other people witnessed it. So if it can become a case for management,
or a law suit you will have evidence and witnesses to back you up.

Dianna

--- In emotionalabuse@yahoogroups.com, tooetpulik@... wrote:
>
> Yvonne there is eomone on one of my bully at work lists who is
working hard
> and fast about this, Feel free to contact him. I am sure he would
love your
> input.
> Abbe
>
> Workplace Bullying, A Silent Epidemic, and the Healthy Workplace
Bill
>
> By Damn It Jim
>
>
> Tue Jul 01, 2008 at 06:00:01 PM PST
> Section: Diary Topic: Labor issues Workplace Bullying results in
job loss for
> 38,100,000 Americans (36.8%), financial ruin, career loss,
homelessness, and
> sometimes death - 4866 suicides per year.  More than deaths by
drowning,
> salmonella, asthma, drowning, and fires.
>  
>
> It also has a $1,100,000,000,000 economic cost.  It's bad for
business.
>  
> So, if it's so terrible, why don't we do something about this?
>
>  
> A HWB (Healthy Workplace Bill) has been introduced to the state
legislature
> for 4 years.  It got out of the commerce committee, however did not
get out of
> appropriations.
>  
> The feedback I get from lawyers and legislators is that it is too
vague.
>  Stakeholders in this issue need to compromise to move it forward.
>  
> One idea is to take a page from youth anti-bullying statute RCW
28A.300.285
> with appropriate modification for the workplace.  Such as bodily
harm,
> property damage, interfering with duties, intimidation or threats,
disrupts order,
> etc.
>  
> Presumably this is working for youth - so let's not reinvent the
wheel to
> apply it to work.
>  
> I call upon ALL Healthy Workplace stakeholders to meet soon to
discuss this
> and other compromises to move this issue forward in the Washington
State
> legislature next term.
>
>  
> Sincerely Yours,
>  
> Jim Sizemore, Ph.D.
> Get politically involved to stop workplace bullying.
>
> Join Washington State Against Bullying
> WBI: 
http://www.bullyinginstitute.org/ & http://workplacebullyinglaw.org/
>
>
>
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