Workplace bullying and human rights
One of the most important conceptual breakthroughs in the struggle against workplace bullying has been to frame this destructive, hurtful behavior as a violation of human rights and human dignity. A...
View Article“Radical Middle Newsletter” supports dignity at work agenda
“Human Dignity and American Employment Law,” my article in the University of Richmond Law Review (link here) that sets out a “dignitarian” agenda for the future of employment law in the U.S., has been...
View Article“What makes a great job?”
I Googled this question and here are three of the hits: 1. From Fast Company magazine (2007), five questions: Does the job reflect your passion? Will you have a great mentor? Will you have...
View ArticleA horrible, senseless act of workplace violence
On the afternoon of December 27, a 39-year-old convenience store clerk named Surendra Dangol was killed after handing over the cash from his till to the gunman who decided to shoot him despite his...
View ArticleConnecting two dots of the Great Recession
Yesterday’s news items on Boston.com, the website of the Boston Globe, invited some connect-the-dots analysis concerning the Great Recession: Item 1 — Nearly 41 million Americans receiving food stamps...
View ArticleWorker suicides and the economy
Lest anyone doubt that a severe recession can have devastating effects on the psyches of affected workers, here is some evidence worth taking very seriously. Thomas H. Maugh II, in a piece for the Los...
View ArticleRedux messaging: The value of hobbies and avocations during stressful and...
Earlier this morning I noticed that a 2016 piece on the value of hobbies and avocations during stressful and anxious times (link here) was getting a lot of hits via Google classroom. Apparently an...
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A conversation on cancel culture, featuring former ACLU President Nadine...
Flyer from the Feb. 22 event On February 22nd, I had the privilege of participating in a “A Conversation on Cancel Culture,” featuring former ACLU president and law professor Nadine Strossen (New York...
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