ABSTRACT
Workplace bullying is an epidemic in the American workplace and really throughout the globe. The reality is that bullying is a part of the current system of workplace relations. Perhaps because bullying is so common, targets like Julie have begun to accept the behaviors as part of the workplace. From a legal standpoint we must look to the experiences in US law on the related behaviors of harassment and intentional infliction of emotional distress. Workers' human rights can be violated by a single incident, a series of behaviors, a pattern of behavior or a pattern of escalating behavior. A definition of workplace bullying that focuses on the requirement of repetitive behaviors provides the support for these types of outcomes. The Supreme Court has directly addressed the level of behavior needed to rise to unlawful harassment. Many of the international laws provide much broader coverage in terms of the behaviors that could be considered bullying.
