IL workplace bullying bill passes Senate Labor committee
On March 3, 2010 by a 6-2 vote (Dem. chair voting ‘present’), SB 3566 (sponsor: Sen. Wm. Delgado) passed the Illinois Senate Labor Committee WITHOUT interfering amendments from “Christian” groups. Next step is a Senate floor vote (date unknown) and a House vote on the companion bill HB 374 from 2009. Follow progress at the [
Workplace Bullying Bills Alive in the States
Despite overwhelming state budget crises, the legislative campaign to enact anti-bullying laws for American workplaces rolls on. During this 2010 season, against all odds, the Healthy Workplace Bill (HWB), in various forms, is alive in nine states: Illinois, New York, New Jersey, Massachusetts, Connecticut, Vermont, Oklahoma, Kansas and Utah. Both
Abuse in the medical workplace: Fact vs. myth
Workplace Abuse in the Medical Workplace: Fact vs. Myth By Denise Halverson for Utah Nurse A physician demands that a prescription be filled despite proof that it has been prescribed from faulty information; an intimidated ER nurse doesn’t dare speak up when a life-threatening condition is overlooked; a surgical team stands knowingly, yet silent
Newest Healthy Workplace Bill IL Senate Bill 3566
Thanks to Illinois state Sen. William Delgado on Feb. 10, 2010 SB3566 became the second Healthy Workplace Bill for the state, the companion to HB374 introduced in 2009.
This is the home of the the only grassroots legislative movement to enact the Workplace Bullying Institute's anti-bullying Healthy Workplace Bill, the boldest change in U.S. employment law in 40 years. We are a volunteer network of citizen activists working since 2002 in many states to pass the bill into law.
Current discrimination and harassment laws rarely address bullying concerns. Bullying is four times more prevalent than illegal discrimination, but is still legal in the U.S. People deserve more protection against arbitrary cruelty that has nothing to do with work.
