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Study Shows Risk of Workplace Violence on Federal Sites

Workplace violence is pervasive.  It can happen anywhere for dozens of reasons.   Intruders or thieves can resort to workplace violence.  A spurned lover or significant other may invade the workplace and inflict harm on his lover or others that try to protect her. And then workplace violence comes from within. Disgruntled workers can inflict […]

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Workplace Violence in a Kansas Radio Station

When we think of workplace violence we tend to think of being harmed by a fellow employee.   That is the first impulse and a natural one at that.    If you read headline or hear about an incident, first impression is that  someone went nuts on the job and hurt co-worker.  Or it was […]

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Employee Sues Restaurateur for Workplace Abuse

Here is an interesting article and something you don’t see every day.   A nationally famous restaurateur is sued by a former manager for workplace abuse and sexual harassment.  Along with the law suit were allegations of racial discrimination. Most of the charges were directed at Earl “Bubba: Hiers, Paula Deen’s brother and operator of Uncle […]

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More on the Manifestation of Workplace Bullying

Bullying seems to be the new buzzword.  Be it in the schoolyard or on the job, there are increased outcries about one person trying to dominate another through intimidation.  Most of the time the intimidation employed is psychological.  But often enough it is physical as well.    It is nothing to minimize, but then by […]