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States putting bullying bosses on notice. Act like a jerk and you risk a costly suit

Either bosses are really mean these days, or employees are really thin-skinned.

Lawmakers across the United States are considering legislation that would give workers grounds to sue their superiors for being, basically, jerks. Bookstores are stocking bad-boss advice tomes, including "Snakes in Suits" and "Was Your Boss Raised by Wolves?" The AFL-CIO even has an online contest that takes entries for the worst boss in the country.

Are relations between workers and management really in such an awful state?

Molly Selvin, Los Angeles Times

Full Story: http://sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/c/a/2007/08/22/BUSARMLCQ.DTL&type=business

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