Dr. Cynthia Shinabarger Reed, an Organizational Psychologist with the National Business Research Institute (NBRI) recently presented a paper at Oxford University for a session of the Oxford Round Table. The paper "A Survey of Perceptions of, Attitudes Toward, and Trust in United States Government" covered the results of a study conducted by NBRI.

ADDISON, Texas – August 30, 2007 – The legend of the bad boss has been chronicled throughout the ages, but the online revolution has shed new light on the issue – so much so that lawmakers are getting involved. Bullying bosses are in the sights of a handful of legislators, who contend that employees should be allowed to sue their supervisors for being rude, abusive, obnoxious, or basically a combination of all three. At least four state legislatures – Vermont, New York, New Jersey and Washington – are considering bills that would allow employees to seek damages for having to endure an “abusive work environment.”