Tom Witt, Mike Schlicht, Senator Diane Savino, Senator Shirley L. Huntley, and Assemblyman Steve Englebright made introductory remarks at the New York Healthy Workplace Bill Press conference May 2, 2011. Maria Morrissey spoke about her brother Kevin Morrissey's suicide. Kathy Hermes discussed the suicide of Marlene Braun. Ken Kamholtz described his workplace bullying as a police officer.
Connecticut Healthy Workplace coordinator Katherine Hermes helped New York Healthy Workplace Advocates lobby for the Healthy Workplace Bill in New York. It has wide support across both parties. Over 60 Assembly representatives have signed on and last year the bill passed the NY Senate. We hope that it goes forward this year and is signed by Gov. Cuomo.
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New York Healthy Workplace Advocates Press Release: Press Conf. and Town Meeting May 2, 2011
PRESS CONFERENCE
Senator Diane Savino and Assemblyman Steve Englebright
New York State Nurses Association,
NY Healthy Workplace Advocates, Maria Morrissey, and Kathy Hermes,
and others to speak at Workplace Bullying Press Conference
S4289 / A4258 Healthy Workplace Bill
Monday, May 2, 2011
12:00pm at the LCA Room
Legislative Office Building
TOWN HALL MEETING
Interactive Presentation & Discussion
Beginning at 5:30 p.m.
Room 711A , Legislative Office Building
Open to the General Public
Senator Diane Savino and Assemblyman Steve Englebright will discuss New York State's workplace bullying legislation A4258 / S4289. Maria Morrissey, the sister of workplace bullying target, Kevin Morrissey, will speak about the importance of such legislation. Kathy Hermes, the friend of bullying target, Marlene Braun, will also speak about the need for the legislation.
Marlene Braun, d. May 2, 2005
In 2010, Maria Morrissey lost her brother Kevin Morrissey, managing editor of the Virginia Quarterly Review, published by the University of Virginia, to suicide, due to workplace bullying. In spite of numerous well documented attempts over several years by Kevin Morrissey to seek help from his employer, little was done to address the situation before he took his life.
Kathy Hermes lost her friend, Marlene Braun, to suicide in California in 2005 because of workplace bullying, with Marlene having been denied transfer requests that would have allowed her to instead work in a healthier environment.
Maria Morrissey and Kathy Hermes are traveling to New York to express the need for a law that will address workplace bullying and will participate in a grassroots lobbying effort on May 2 & 3, 2011.
The current Assembly Bill has over 60 sponsors while the companion bill passed in the Senate last year with a vote of 45 in favor as S1823. Several major unions have issued a Memorandum of Support for the bill, including: AFL-CIO, NYSUT, AFT, DC37, PEF, and the New York State Nurses Association.
As a follow up to the midday Press Conference, a Town Hall Meeting that is open to the general public will be held in Room 711A of the Legislative Office Building beginning at 5:30 p.m. to allow for a more in depth presentation by the afternoon press conference participants and an interactive question and answer period.
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