ePanic Button Presents Free Webinar on Bullying at Work

May 7, 2012 - PRLog -- Raleigh, NC – ePanic Button is presenting a free webinar, Bullying at Work as Psychological Violence, on May 24, 2012 from 2:00-3:00 p.m. EST.  The speaker is Edward Stern, Senior Policy Analyst at the U.S. Department of Labor.

Attendees can register for the webinar here:  http://epanicbutton.com/bullying-at-work-as-psychological-violence/

Mr. Stern examines bullying as psychological violence and considers the targets and perpetrators of bullying in the workplace.  The webinar compares policies to prevent “harassment” of people in protected classes with broader policies against workplace violence. The webinar also points to needed improvements in workplace bullying policies.

Webinar highlights include:

+ Bullying as psychological violence/aggression
+ What is criticism and what is abuse
+ The targets and perpetrators of psychological aggression
+ The harassment of people in protected classes
+ Status-blind harassment of non-protected persons
+ Psychological harassment and intimidation
+ The failure to address covert and non-verbal aggression
+ A model workplace, anti-bullying program on the Washington State website

“ePanic Button is tremendously excited to have Ed Stern as guest speaker on this important topic,” says Johnny Lee, president of ePanic Button.  “According to a recent survey by the Workplace Bullying Institute, 35% of American workers have experienced bullying in the workplace.  62% of bullies are men and 58% of targets are women.  Women bullies target women in 80% of cases.  Bullying is four times more prevalent than illegal harassment.”

Edward Stern has served the U.S. Department of Labor for 40 years as a senior economist and policy/program analyst. He joined OSHA in 1985 to examine health and safety risks and regulatory feasibility. For many years he supervised research and modeling of the impacts of proposed regulations.  He initiated and coordinated the development of expert systems to reduce regulatory burden on small business.

Stern has been a labor activist in Local 12 AFGE in the roles of steward, mediation rep, mid-term bargaining rep, and delegate to the Metro Washington Council of the AFL-CIO. He researches, writes, and speaks on workplace bullying.  He presented his study on bullying at the Labor and Employment Relations Association annual conference in 2007. Stern is an accepted expert witness on bullying in arbitration cases.  He counsels unions and workers on this topic.

To register for Bullying at Work as Psychological Violence visit:  http://epanicbutton.com/bullying-at-work-as-psychological...

About ePanic Button:

ePanic Button is a PC-based panic button and incident notification system that helps protect front line workers and prevent early stage incidents from escalating into dangerous, major events.

ePanic Button Website:  http://www.epanicbutton.com

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