Message from Bev Peterson's Blog Re: Gov. Patterson's Veto of Study Bill in NY
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Kathy
Aug 25, 2009, 5:48:59 PM8/25/09
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http://bullyinworkplace.wordpress.com/2009/08/25/ny-gov-kills-hostile-workplace-bill/
NY GOV KILLS HOSTILE WORKPLACE BILL!
25 08 2009
[New York] If you’re sitting in a cubicle popping anti-depressants and
hiding from a toxic boss your wait for legal protection just got
longer.
On August 11th, Governor Patterson vetoed S1948, a bill to study
hostile workplaces citing the $366,000 cost amendment tagged on by
NY’s Dept of Labor.
I spoke with DOL Counsel, Maria Colavito before the veto and she said
the DOL would have to hire staff to conduct studies. When I asked why
they would need to conduct studies since this topic has already been
researched pretty extensively for decades she voiced concern that the
bill would replicate the 5 year NIOSH study currently underway.
Colavito gave me the contact info for Matt London of PEF who is deeply
involved in creating policy for NY’s newly enacted Workplace Violence
prevention law which protects employees in the public sector. Type 3
Workplace Violence — worker on worker — does include workplace
bullying. Great news for public employees but no help at all for
those in the private sector terrified of going to work each day and
precisely the employees S1948 was expected to help.
London said that he would be happy to share data currently being
gathered in NY agencies in the NIOSH study and expects it to be
available in September. It would certainly seem that this would
reduce the need for any new studies or data gathering as well as
impact the cost of hiring additional employees by the DOL.
Still not convinced? Compare the estimated $366,000 price tag to the
monetary award in last year’s landmark “workplace bully” lawsuit in
Indiana. The abused worker won a $325,000 judgment.
Research shows that each abusive boss creating a hostile workplace may
cost $83,000. This does NOT factor in the high $$ impact on the
victim’s health insurance OR the loss of income during today’s
economic cri$i$. [Mattice]
NY GOV KILLS HOSTILE WORKPLACE BILL!
25 08 2009
[New York] If you’re sitting in a cubicle popping anti-depressants and
hiding from a toxic boss your wait for legal protection just got
longer.
On August 11th, Governor Patterson vetoed S1948, a bill to study
hostile workplaces citing the $366,000 cost amendment tagged on by
NY’s Dept of Labor.
I spoke with DOL Counsel, Maria Colavito before the veto and she said
the DOL would have to hire staff to conduct studies. When I asked why
they would need to conduct studies since this topic has already been
researched pretty extensively for decades she voiced concern that the
bill would replicate the 5 year NIOSH study currently underway.
Colavito gave me the contact info for Matt London of PEF who is deeply
involved in creating policy for NY’s newly enacted Workplace Violence
prevention law which protects employees in the public sector. Type 3
Workplace Violence — worker on worker — does include workplace
bullying. Great news for public employees but no help at all for
those in the private sector terrified of going to work each day and
precisely the employees S1948 was expected to help.
London said that he would be happy to share data currently being
gathered in NY agencies in the NIOSH study and expects it to be
available in September. It would certainly seem that this would
reduce the need for any new studies or data gathering as well as
impact the cost of hiring additional employees by the DOL.
Still not convinced? Compare the estimated $366,000 price tag to the
monetary award in last year’s landmark “workplace bully” lawsuit in
Indiana. The abused worker won a $325,000 judgment.
Research shows that each abusive boss creating a hostile workplace may
cost $83,000. This does NOT factor in the high $$ impact on the
victim’s health insurance OR the loss of income during today’s
economic cri$i$. [Mattice]
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