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16 Widener L.J. 141 (2006-2007)
Bully for You; Full Steam Ahead: How Pennsylvania Employment Law Permits Bullying in the Workplace

handle is hein.journals/wjpl16 and id is 149 raw text is: BULLY FOR YOU; FULL STEAM AHEAD:' HOW PENNSYLVANIA EMPLOYMENT LAW PERMITS BULLYING IN THE WORKPLACE Christopher S. Simon* Denise B. Simon, Esq.' TABLE OF CONTENTS I. Introduction ............................................................................. 142 II. W hat is Bullying in the W orkplace? ...................................... 143 A. The Nature and Characteristics of the Bully ...................... 143 B. The Nature and Characteristics of the Target ..................... 146 C. The Deleterious Consequences of Bullying in the Workplace ................................ 148 III. W hat is Conflict Resolution? ................................................ 150 A. Theories of Conflict Resolution ......................................... 151 B. The Process of Conflict Resolution in Mediation .............. 152 IV. Applying Mediation to Bullies and Their Targets ................ 154 A. Likelihood of Success as it Applies to the Bully and the T arg et ...................................................................................... 154 B. Other W ays to Govern Bullying ......................................... 155 C . O ther State Legislation ....................................................... 159 D . Pennsylvania Legislation ................................................... 160 V . C onclusion ............................................................................. 164 ' The Phrase Finder, http://www.phrases.org.uk/builetinboard/29/ messages/I 14.html (bully was often used during the era of Theodore Roosevelt). * M.P.P.M. Candidate, December 2007, University of Pittsburgh, Graduate School of Public and International Affairs; B.A., University of Pittsburgh, 1975. Christopher S. Simon is currently the Compliance Officer for Pennsylvania's State Treasury Department, Tuition Account Program. J.D., Duquesne University School of Law, 1999; M.A., California University of Pennsylvania, Communication with an emphasis in mediation; Associate of Peter J. Daley & Associates, P.C., California, Pennsylvania and sole practitioner in Uniontown, Pennsylvania.