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Steps Toward Workplace Civility Law & Could You Qualify for Disability Benefits?

January 25, 2010 · 1 Comment 

In Episode #14 of the Hostile Workplace Podcast we review two recent cases, both of which point toward the federal courts gradual expansion of discrimination law, inching closer to requiring civility in the workplace. Ingrid Reeves v. C.H. Robinson Worldwide (11th Cir., January 20, 2010) Indergard v. Georgia-Pacific Corp., (9th Cir., September 28, 2009) We also have a highly informative interview with Brian Therrien of Disability Digest. We’ve featured [Read the full story]  Read More →

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Steps Toward Workplace Civility Law & Could You Qualify for Disability Benefits?

January 25, 2010 · 1 Comment 

In Episode #14 of the Hostile Workplace Podcast we review two recent cases, both of which point toward the federal courts gradual expansion of discrimination law, inching closer to requiring civility in the workplace. Ingrid Reeves v. C.H. Robinson Worldwide (11th Cir., January 20, 2010) Indergard v. Georgia-Pacific Corp., (9th Cir., September 28, 2009) We also have a highly informative interview with Brian Therrien of Disability Digest. We’ve featured [Read the full story]  Read More →

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To Your Resounding Success in 2010

January 8, 2010 · Leave a Comment 

After receiving a huge response to the following email, I decided to share it with everyone here on the site as well. A sneak peak into the new Employment Law Academy is at the bottom of the post. People have told me that there are more urgent problems in the world that workplace abuse, bullying bosses, and hardworking people getting fired for dumb, made up reasons. Yes, I know about the “bigger problems” these people are referring to. I know about the global warming and the slave trade and the earthquakes... [Read the full story]

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Gradual Workplace Harassment Is Not Legal Harassment

July 2, 2009 · 3 Comments 

You complain to your manager or to H.R., and what do they tell you?  There’s no evidence that you are putting up with an illegal hostile work environment.  But you are having trouble sleeping, you feel sick when you think about work, and even though you try not to you spend most of your time worrying about work, you think about little else. How can your boss or H.R. excuse this?  How can they possibly claim that nothing is going on? Acme Markets said that Gloria Nieves was just complaining about good old fashioned... [Read the full story]

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Podcast #6: 10 Tips for Anyone Facing Termination, Including Negotiating a Severance Package

November 10, 2008 · 2 Comments 

Download PDF Transcript If you want to listen on your iPod via iTunes, you can use this link (will open iTunes and take you to the podcast): http://phobos.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewPodcast?id=284065741 You can also listen through this website using the player below. The primary message of Episode #6 of the Hostile Workplace Podcast is “You Are Not Powerless When Facing Termination!”  This episode shows you how to fight back and try to keep your job, PLUS, we cover how to negotiate a severance... [Read the full story]

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Steps Toward Workplace Civility Law & Could You Qualify for Disability Benefits?

January 25, 2010

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In Episode #14 of the Hostile Workplace Podcast we review two recent cases, both of which point toward the federal courts gradual expansion of discrimination law, inching closer to requiring civility in the workplace.

Ingrid Reeves v. C.H. Robinson Worldwide (11th Cir., January 20, 2010)

Indergard v. Georgia-Pacific Corp., (9th Cir., September 28, 2009)

We also have a highly informative interview with Brian Therrien of Disability Digest. We’ve featured [Read more]

Is This Retaliation or Discrimination? Q & A with Derek D.

January 18, 2010

examination timeAcademy Member and book buyer Derek D. and I have been talking about how his bullying boss has gone over the line and started to infringe on Derek’s employee rights.  Of course there is a long history, with the supervisor Trent taking a dislike to Derek back when Trent was himself a machine operator.

After his promotion, Trent made comments that [Read more]

Academy Open! Free Copies of Printed Book Going Fast

January 12, 2010

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Our Academy opens TODAY at Noon Pacific (2pm Central / 3pm Eastern).

http://www.undercoverlawyer.com/AcademyForum/

The first month is free with no obligation to continue. Plus, the first 500 people to sign up get a FREE copy of the $197 Deluxe Edition of Work Laws Exposed. This is the bound and printed edition, not an electronic download.

http://www.undercoverlawyer.com/AcademyForum/

If you decide to continue after the first month, the Academy is $47 per month. You have a full month, however, to try it out and decide if it’s right you.

  • The 30 Day Free trial of the Academy includes
  • Full access to the Private Member Forum (if you’re a regular at UCL, you’ve got to check the Academy Forum out)
  • Full access to all 8 Courses, including the key 4 “Core Courses” that make up the UCL system
  • Exclusive Interviews with experts who have appeared on the podcast including Dr. Leikling and Marilyn Veincentos
  • Campus Newspaper — with news about students, moderators, and a round up of the latest bully-fighter legal news from around the country
  • Law Library — Expansive in-house information about all 50 states, plus the text of all the laws you’re rights are based on: FMLA, ADA, Title VII, GINA, and the forms to qualify for legal protection.
  • Plus each month we will be adding a new course, new exclusive expert interviews, and more helpful information articles on the issues Academy Members want most.

All of this, plus the supportive community of the Private Member Forum.

The 500 free books (a $197 value) will go fast — get yours and take the Academy for a free test drive quick, before some else get’s your spot.

Hope to be chatting with YOU in the Private Member Forum later today!

Sincerely Yours,

Curt

P.S. Here’s the link again to get your free book and free trial: http://www.undercoverlawyer.com/AcademyForum/

To Your Resounding Success in 2010

January 8, 2010

After receiving a huge response to the following email, I decided to share it with everyone here on the site as well.
A sneak peak into the new Employment Law Academy is at the bottom of the post.

People have told me that there are more urgent problems in the world that workplace abuse, bullying bosses, and hardworking people getting fired for dumb, made up reasons.

Yes, I know about the “bigger problems” these people are referring to. I know about the global warming and the slave trade and the earthquakes and tsunamis and Osama Bin Laden. I know about cancer and birth defects and the bloody 20th century and the pollution in China and the prostitution rings in Bangkok. [Read more]

Episode #13: How to Never Give Up and Never Be Alone. An Interview with Our Forum Den Mother, Lulu

December 15, 2009

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Episode 13 features an interview with our forum Den Mother and bully boss fighter, Lulu. Lulu joined our forum feeling alone and confused about how her long, stellar career could start crumbling when a much younger manager took over the department where Lulu worked. [Read more]

Bully Boss Survivor Marilyn Veincentotzs and the new Undercover H.R. Director (OnYourSide!)

November 30, 2009

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A Survivor’s Story: Marilyn Veincentotzs
Episode 12 features an interview with Bully Boss survivor turned author Marilyn Veincentotzs.  Marilyn, who also goes by “Dr. Vee”, learned from “Work Laws Exposed” how to fight back against a bullying boss.  Then she helped a good friend do the same thing.  Then she took her expertise in organizational psychology and wrote a book, “How Organizations Empower Bully Bosses: A criminal in the workplace.”

Personal Help With YOUR Work Problems
In Episode 12 we also introduce a fantastic new resource for people who need help with responding to a bullying boss: The Undercover HR Person!  That’s right, our forum stalwart and HR expert, “OnYourSide”, is actually named Mary, and Mary is now available to help you with workplace issues too.  If you want help composing a letter to your boss, filing out a complaint form, preparing a timeline to use when meeting with HR, or completeing FMLA forms — then Mary is the perfect resource for you.

Hire Mary to Help You
Would you like help crafting a professional response to your boss, your HR Dept, or preparing a submission to the EEOC? You can hire Mary by contacting her at this address: mary@undercoverlawyer.com. Her rate is $50 per hour, and there is a 1 hr minimum. You won’t find more professional, personal help anywhere else at a rate like this. But her time is limited, so if you think you might need her help contact her soon before the limited spots are gone. mary@undercoverlawyer.com

Quick Tip Contact Info:You may be closer to qualifying for social security disability than you think.   You owe it to yourself to find out just how close you are: www.DisabilityDigest.com

Want to know Marilyn’s complete story? Buy her book right here!


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Do You Know the 4 Key Steps to Taking Back Your Life from a Bully?

September 20, 2009

Learn to Take Back Your LifeQuestion: What are the four key steps to taking back your life from a bully?

Answer: Listen to our interview with psychotherapist Dr. Ben Leichtling (pronounced Like-Ling).  Dr. Leichtling wrote a book about how to take back your life from a bully, and consults with companies on how to eliminate bullying from the workplace.

Dr. Leichtling reveals in this interview his four key steps to breaking free of a bully.  He also gives invaluable advice on how to deal with the mental and physical trauma that bullies inflict.  This is one episode no one should miss.

Podcast #11: Interview With Dr. Leichtling

Dr. Leichtling was so generous with his time that we couldn’t fit all of his helpful insights and ideas into the podcast, but it was simply too good “to leave on the cutting room floor”.

So even more of this interview is available on the Members-Only Forum, which is just $1 for the first month (and no further obligation).  You can join the Member Forum here: http://www.undercoverlawyer.com/academy/member_forum.html

The Quick Tip is a site where you can rate your boss, and check to see if your potential new boss has been rated by his or her employees.  The site is: http://www.ebosswatch.com/

Find even more helpful info from Dr. Leichtling at his site: http://www.bulliesbegone.com/

Let us know your thoughts on the interview, and what physical and mental effects, if any, you have felt as a result of a bully in your workplace.

-Curt

P.S.  The link for getting access to the full interview with Dr. Leichtling (for just $1) is here: http://undercoverlawyer.com/amember/signup.php

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Podcast #10: Bully Boss Creates Hostile Work Environment by Forbidding Bathroom Breaks!

August 12, 2009

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In the Main Segment of Episode #10 we tackle the issue of “Bully Bosses Who Forbid Bathroom Breaks.”  This craziness happens much more frequently than you may think.  Can you guess who the primary victims are?

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The radio show I mention during the show is 98.3.  My thanks to Frank, the Undercover Lawyer community member from Miami who got the book and called in to 98.3 to talk about it.  Thanks Frank!

All Spanish UCL Site Now Launched: www.demandas-empleos.comNew Segment — The Q & A: We also debut a new segment in Episode #10, the Q&A.  In you have a legal question about work that you think other listeners would be interested in, send it to me at: UndercoverLawyer@Gmail.com.  Better still, ask the question in you own voice by using the comment line: (360) 450-5750.  Call in, leave your question, and you may hear your voice on the next episode of the podcast! The Quick Tip: This week’s Quick Tip is about safe internet surfing at work.  The resources discussed are these:
  1. http://www.work-surf.info/
  2. http://www.anonymous-proxies.org/2009/07/all-about-work-proxies.html

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When Your Bully Boss is Behind Closed Doors, Do You Want to Know What the Lawyers Are Telling Him?

July 21, 2009

Listening In on Your Bully Boss
In Episode #9 the Undercover Lawyer (Curt K.) reveals 10 things that bosses do to their employees that cause hostile work environment lawsuits. (Podcast Player below). Even defense lawyers get mad at bad bosses, because bad bosses cause lawsuits.  This is explosive information that big business pays top dollar for; Curt himself regularly charges companies $1,000+ for “How Not to Get Sued” seminars that cover this same material!  But now you get it for free, plus Curt’s explanation of how employees can use this information for their advantage.

In the Quick Tip Curt covers how the new Federal Bailout Program includes money that you get right now if you’ve lost your job.  It’s the COBRA subsidy, which requires your employer to pay 65% of COBRA premiums, so that you pay only 35% of the premium to maintain health benefits after leaving a job.  Before this you would had to have paid 100%.  You can get more info here: http://www.dol.gov/ebsa/faqs/faq_consumer_cobra.HTML

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And the most exciting news, the Members Only Private Forum of the Undercover Lawyer Academy is now available for only $1 for the first month (and $14.97 per month thereafter).� This is a giant discount from the usual $47 per month that will go into effect in about 30 days.� But if you sign up now, you lock in the $14.97 price for life (even after the full Employment Law Academy opens with tons of powerful new content).

You can take advantage of limited time $1 offer by clicking here: http://undercoverlawyer.com/amember/signup.php

Curt’s Article About Hostile Work Environment Wins Award For Best New Hub!

July 6, 2009

Curt now has EIGHT powerful articles on Hubpages, each one contains information you should not be with out in dealing with a bad boss or hostile work environment.

One article was nominated for “Hub Nugget”, meaning Best New Article — and it won!  Thanks to everyone who took time to vote for the article, “Hostile Work Environment — Why HR Doesn’t Care About You”.

Here’s a link to the article if you haven’t seen it, with links to the other 7 articles (or “Hubs”) after that.

http://hubpages.com/hub/Hostile-Work-Environment—-Why-HR-Doesnt-Care-About-You

http://hubpages.com/hub/Hostile-Work-Environment

http://hubpages.com/hub/Hostile-Work-Environment-At-Will-Employment

http://hubpages.com/hub/Hostile-Work-Environment-Protect-Youself-From-a-Bully-Boss

http://hubpages.com/hub/10-Signals-The-Boss-is-Bullying-You

http://hubpages.com/hub/Employee-Rights-Can-I-Sue-My-Former-Employer-For-Giving-Bad-References

http://hubpages.com/hub/Employee-Rights-Can-Your-Bully-Boss-Abuse-You-With-Bad-References

http://hubpages.com/hub/What-is-Workplace-Retaliation