anti-bullying laws
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Morning Docket
Morning Docket: 04.29.22
* Laws matter: life lost after school neglects to follow anti-bullying protocol. [WBEZ]
* The EU’s laws will be impacting American free speech, eh? Talk about long-arm statutes. [The Hill]
* Oklahoma just passed their version of Texas’s Roe sidestep. Over/under for them banning condoms too in two weeks? [CNN]
* Marjorie Taylor Greene is maintaining the Shaggy defense for her Section 3 trial. [NBC News]
* People are upset that the Texas bill disincentivizing the use of clean energy isn’t enough to keep them using fossil fuels. Sorry, not sorry. [NPR]
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Labor / Employment, On The Job
Workplace Sexual Harassment And Bullying: Can Anything Be Done?
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Bullying At Work: Are You Vulnerable?
A major common theme: powerlessness or a big workplace power differential.
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Labor / Employment, On The Job
Natasha Bowman On Workplace Bullying, Personal Branding, And Her Upcoming Book
Workplace bullying can affect morale, increase turnover, and give rise to lawsuits. -
Labor / Employment, On The Job
Why Do Bully Bosses Bully Their Stars – And Redheads?
It's more about the bully than the star, as columnist Richard Cohen explains. -
Labor / Employment, On The Job
Don't Count On Anti-Bullying Laws Being Enacted Under The Next 'Precedent'
Despite the need for anti-bullying laws, columnist Richard Cohen predicts that they will wither on the vine – for now. -
Education / Schools, Football, Kids, Sports, Texas
Anti-Bullying Laws Invoked Because One Football Team Can't Stop Another Football Team
Parent accuses 91-0 high school football victors of "bullying." -
Labor / Employment, Rank Stupidity, Rudeness
Is a Day of Reckoning on the Horizon for Workplace Bullies?
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Non-Sequiturs: 05.14.12
* Andrew Sweat claims fear of concussions made him hang ‘em up and go to law school. I’m not saying he shouldn’t be scared of football, I’m saying he should be worried about law school, too. [Deadspin] * Studying for the LSAT helps your brain. No really. It can even make you smart enough to avoid law school all together. [LSAT Blog: Ace the LSAT] * Looks like Jamie Dimon decided to send in The Wolf. [Dealbreaker] * How famous do I have to be before weight loss companies compete to make me take their diets for free (plus hire me a personal trainer) so they can say their weight loss program “works”? Surely, I’m fat enough. [WSJ Law Blog] * Instead of making laws against bullying, parents could also be less lazy and just learn how to use Facebook. [Orlando Sentinel] * Lawyer on lawyer name-calling. [Legal Newsline] * Hey, you’re going to be able to buy liquor on Sundays in Connecticut. Cool. Good to see that laws based entirely on weird, religious tradition are being found to be stupid. [WTNH] * This is a fun time to think about law firm branding, don’t you think? Sorry, let me make that a little more clear: Dewey think this is a fun time to think about law firm branding? [Law and More] * Looking ahead to the Facebook IPO in Blawg Review, which is also posted on Facebook this week. [Preaching to the Perverted via Blawg Review] -
Education / Schools, Gay
The Battle in Michigan Over Who Gets to Bully Gay Kids Is On
Earlier this week, the Michigan Senate passed anti-bullying legislation that included an exception that allowed religious nuts to bully gay kids if they wanted to. The Michigan Senators who voted for the bill wouldn’t characterize it that way, but let’s just say those jackasses won’t be hosting the Oscars, either. Yesterday, the Michigan House also […]
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