Current laws against harassment, retaliation, and abuse only protect the few who KNOW and can PROVE that the REASON is based on some 'protected' class. The worst offenders in corporations know not to reveal the reason(s). ALL employees should be protected against abuse, and perpetrators should be PUNISHED and NOT REWARDED.
I have been severely harassed and retaliated against after working many years at a huge corporation. Thousands of employees suffer from PTSD due to the psychological assaults.
29 states and 2 U.S. territories have introduced a version of The Healthy Workplace Bill (HWB), which is aimed at precisely defining an “abusive work environment”. This should be a FEDERAL LAW - but, should be in every STATE at the least!
- 72 percent of the adult America public is familiar with instances of workplace bullying
- 65.6 million people are affected by bulling, including targets and witnesses
- 69 percent of workplace bullies are men, while 60 percent of bullying targets are women
- Targets lose their jobs at a significantly higher rate than perpetrators (82 percent vs. 18 percent)
- 61 percent of all targets of bullying end up losing their job
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