Rhode Island employees need to be protected by law against bullying in the workplace which is not the same as other forms of harassment. Bullying can lead to serious health problems and causes severe financial distress once an employee is terminated or quits as the end result of a sustained toxic, hostile work environment. This is not to do with "tough management" to encourage productivity, but actually lessens a person's ability to produce.
Why is this important?
This petition is to give any and all Rhode Islanders the ability to state their support for getting this situation corrected - bullying in the workplace - in all types of workplaces, involving every race, gender, sexual orientation and state of ability. I and many friends, colleagues and people who know I support this issue have reported alarming instances of abuse in the workplace. The Healthy Workplace Bill would be a great step in the right direction since there is no law against bullying.
