TAIPEI (TVBS News) — Labor Minister Hung Sun-han (洪申翰) announced on Tuesday (April 29) that the draft amendment to the "Occupational Safety and Health Act" (職業安全衛生法), aimed at preventing workplace bullying, has been submitted to the Executive Yuan (行政院). To become the next one of a growing group of laws against bullying.
The Ministry of Labor (MOL, 勞動部) hopes to expedite the legislative process to reach the Legislative Yuan (立法院), responding to heightened public concern following a civil servant's suicide last November, confirmed as a result of workplace bullying.
The proposed amendment includes a dedicated chapter on preventing workplace bullying, clearly defining such behavior. It mandates employers to implement preventive measures according to the scale of their enterprises and strengthens internal complaints and protection mechanisms.Labor groups will hold a labor parade on May 1 with the theme "Anti-Bullying, Demand Protection" (反霸凌、要保障), underscoring the urgency of these reforms. Hung emphasized that the Occupational Safety and Health Act covers relevant preventive measures during the national model worker commendation ceremony.
Hung hoped the Legislative Yuan would swiftly review and pass the amendment, providing workers with greater protection and policy tools when facing legal issues. As the labor community rallies for change, the focus remains on legislative action to ensure safer workplaces.
Today. 05/31/2025, we are now a tax exempt organization that the IRS now considers us to be a Public Charity. We can now accept donations under the IRS Code sections 501(c)(3). All donors can now make donations to us tax free. This is a part of our anti-bullying campaign.
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We are pleased to announce that our July Meeting Speaker is Dr. David Yamada. Dr. Yamada will speak on why he wrote The Workplace Bullying Accountability Act as part of the growing body of laws against bullying.
Professor Yamada is the premier legal expert on workplace bullying in the United States, and the author of the Healthy Workplace Bill. against workplace abuse. He is also the founder of the New Workplace Institute at Suffolk Law School, Boston.
David Yamada is a tenured Professor of Law and Director of the New Workplace Institute at Suffolk University Law School, where he is a globally recognized authority on workplace bullying and psychological abuse. He wrote the first comprehensive law review article on workplace bullying (Georgetown Law Journal, 2000), and his model legislation -- known as the Healthy Workplace Bill -- has become the template for enacted and proposed workplace anti-bullying laws and ordinances in the U.S.
Professor Yamada also is a leading expert on the legal implications of unpaid internships and on the field of therapeutic jurisprudence. His Minding the Workplace blog, which examines topics such as workplace bullying, dignity at work, and employment law and policy, has attracted some 1.3 million page views since its 2008 founding. He frequently has been sought out by the media on topics related to his work, including the New York Times, Washington Post, Wall Street Journal, Boston Globe, Chronicle of Higher Education, Bloomberg, Associated Press, National Public Radio, MSNBC, and ProPublica.
Professor Yamada’s current pro bono service includes the International Society for Therapeutic Jurisprudence (founding board chair), Human Dignity and Humiliation Studies (board member), Western Institute for Social Research (board chair), Americans for Democratic Action Education Fund (board chair), Massachusetts Coalition for Occupational Safety and Health (board member), and the Workplace Bullying Institute (affiliated scholar).
At Suffolk, Professor Yamada has served as the founding director of both the SPILG summer public service fellowship program and the Rappaport Honors Program in Law and Public Service. His internal service includes serving on the Faculty Senate and the University Faculty Handbook Committee.
In recent years, Professor Yamada has been honored for his work by the International Academy for Law and Mental Health (Bruce Winick Award for Contributions to Therapeutic Jurisprudence), Valparaiso University (Alumni Achievement Award), Americans for Democratic Action (Winn Newman Lifetime Achievement Award), and Human Dignity and Humiliation Studies (Lifetime Achievement Award). Professor Yamada earned his J.D. from New York University School of Law, where he served on the NYU Journal of International Law and Politics and received the Arthur T. Vanderbilt Medal for extraordinary contributions to the School of Law. He practiced for six years as a public interest lawyer in New York City before entering legal academe.
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