By Liz Robbins and Brian Stelter, The New York Times Police officers shot and killed a gunman with a history of protesting against the Discovery Channel, ending a nearly four-hour ordeal on Wednesday at the company’s headquarters in Silver Spring, Md. The gunman, apparently wearing explosives, had taken two employees and a security guard hostage, [...]

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By Liz Robbins and Brian Stelter, The New York Times A gunman who may have had explosive devices took a small number of hostages Wednesday at the headquarters of the Discovery Channel in Silver Spring, Md., and the police were negotiating with the man, the authorities said. “We’re trying to get him to release the [...]

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Press Release from Workplace Bullying Institute In August, 2010 the Workplace Bullying Institute (WBI) commissioned Zogby International to conduct a survey of adult Americans. The results showed that workplace bullying is still a problem for 53 million Americans. In the scientific, national poll 34.4% of Americans report personally being bullied. In the frequently cited 2007 [...]

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from TheDailyTimes.com Governor Phil Bredesen on Tuesday voiced support for a Nashville waiter’s claim that a new law allowing guns in bars creates an unsafe workplace. The Democratic governor told The Associated Press that while he’s not familiar with the details of the complaint, he supports the effort to challenge the law allowing handgun carry [...]

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By Aldo Svaldi, The Denver Post The number of Colorado workers killed on the job declined nearly 24 percent last year, according to a report Tuesday from the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment. Workplace fatalities in Colorado fell from 105 in 2008 to 80 last year, according to the preliminary 2009 Colorado Census [...]

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from CFO Daily News In addition to wreaking havoc on morale and productivity, workplace bullying may even land complacent employers in legal trouble. Reason: New York and 11 other states are considering legislation that would protect workers from abusive bosses and co-workers. To prevent workplace bullying, employers should be well-versed in all its forms. Aside [...]

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By Nate Rau, The Tennessean A Nashville server has filed a complaint with the state alleging that the mixture of guns and bars creates an unsafe work environment. The server works at Jackson’s Bar and Bistro in Hillsboro Village. The complaint kept the person’s name anonymous. The complaint alleges that it is a violation of [...]

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By Maria C Collins, Helium.com Aggression abounds in the workplace. Competition for promotion, pride, power issues, time pressures and many other factors all mean that some people are aggressive at work. Physical aggression has no place in any workplace, but sadly, some people still believe aggression can get them what they want or where they [...]

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By Courtney Sherwood, Columbian.com The anguish strained his voice as he described the past five years. He used to love this job. Then the new boss came along. Each incident, on its own, would have been bearable — his office rearranged when he stepped out, the strange looks, rude comments, weird notes. “I tried to [...]

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