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Workplace Bullying Emerging As Major Employment Liability Battleground, by Sam Hananel, Insurance Journal Blog
On-the-job bullying can take many forms, from a supervisor’s verbal abuse and threats to cruel comments or relentless teasing by a co-worker. And it could become the next major battleground in employment law as a growing number of states consider legislation that would let workers sue for harassment that causes physical or emotional harm.
‘I believe this is the new claim that employers will deal with. This will replace sexual harassment,” said Sharon Parella, a management-side employment lawyer in New York. “[Y]ou can no longer go to work and act like a beast and get away with it.’
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