Workplace Bullying: Does The Devil Really Wear Prada?
Keywords:
lawsuit, workplace bullying, jury trialAbstract
A hospital worker filed a lawsuit which claimed, in addition to other legal causes of actions based on disputes within the hospital, that a cardiovascular surgeon
"aggressively charged him with clenched fists, piercing eyes, beet-red face, popping veins, and screaming and swearing at him. " This case garnered substantial nationwide attention with a great deal of media scrutiny due to its use of the concept of "workplace bullying" as applicable to the cardiovascular surgeon. However, the case received further attention once the initial jury trial found the surgeon guilty and awarded the hospital worker $325,000. This case is appropriate/or a graduate Business Law class, an undergraduate Business Law class, and a Human Resource Management class.
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