Episode 1: Workplace Bullying, We're Not Gonna Take It! By David H. Rosenberg, Esq.

One of the greatest lines uttered in Heavy Metal/Hard Rock history came from Dee Snider, the lead singer of Twisted Sister, when he screamed, "We're not gonna take it, no, we're not gonna take it, we're not gonna take it, anymore!" What does this have to do with Employment Law you ask? A lot. Have you been a victim of workplace bullying? If so, haven't you felt like screaming, "I'm not gonna take it"? Believe it or not, that is pretty much what you should be doing. Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 protects an employee from retaliation. The employee must engage in a protected activity, be subjected to an actionable adverse action, and there must be a causal connection between the employee's protected activity and the adverse action. It's just like the advice you see on the subway in New York City, "If you see something, say something." Otherwise, you might not be able to argue retaliation, and that could cause a problem. If you are suffering from workplace bullying, contact The Law Office of David H. Rosenberg, P.C., "problems at work are no problem for us."