Best-selling legal guide to the problem of workplace bullying and abuse. Targets of bullying are not powerless. Lawsuits are filed everyday against employers who tolerate or encourage workplace bullying. This book helps employees understand the problem, evaluate their options and take constructive action. Many targets of bullying are fired or forced to leave the workplace. Employees must act to protect their rights. This book is also a vital resource for employers. Workplace bullying costs American employers billions annually in needless turnover, higher medical costs and expensive lawsuits, Employers will learn the difference between tough and bullying management and how to respond effectively to bullying complaints. The author is a licensed attorney, former judge,and recognized expert in workplace abuse and discrimination. She has been quoted in The New York Times, NBC, Society for Human Resource Management, Bloomberg BusinessWeek, Vox, AARP, Fast Company, etc. <br>Praise for Surviving Bullies, Queen Bees & Psychopaths in the Workplace: <br>- "As an attorney who has followed workplace bullying developments around the world over the past few years, I endorse unconditionally the comprehensiveness of this book and recommend it to anyone and everyone with an interest in harassment in the workplace," by Ellen Pinkos Cobb author of Workplace Bullying and Harassment: New Developments in International Law. <br>- "This book is a great resource and a must read!! Using real life examples and many relevant research articles Patricia provides crystal clear information about workplace bullying, and what targets and employers should do about it. Having read several books about workplace bullying and writing one myself, I can also say this is the only book I've ever read that provides a vast amount of easy-to-understand information about the legalities of bullying in the United States," Catherine Mattice. author of Back Off! Your Kick-Ass Guide to Ending Bullying @ Work