The Legal Status of Bullying in the United States

In many other countries around the world, there are specific prohibitions against psychological harassment or bullying in the workplace, with some of those prohibitions specifically requiring employers to take steps to seek to prevent that conduct from occurring. The law in the United States, howev...

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Publicado en:URI:https://journals.openedition.org/rdctss,
Autor Principal: Hébert, L. Camille
Formato: Article ou chapitre numérique
Idioma:Anglais
Publicado: Revue de droit comparé du travail et de la sécurité sociale 2021
Acceso en liña:Accès Université d'Orléans et IFPM
Accès Université d'Orléans et IFPM
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Résumé:In many other countries around the world, there are specific prohibitions against psychological harassment or bullying in the workplace, with some of those prohibitions specifically requiring employers to take steps to seek to prevent that conduct from occurring. The law in the United States, however, is both less specific and less certain with respect to the existence of a duty imposed on employers concerning this type of conduct. The reason for this difference is that the law in the United...