State law currently bars discrimination based on race, gender, age, religion and other attributes. AB90, which is sponsored by Assemblyman Tick Segerblom, D-Las Vegas, extends that protection to characteristics such as weight, height and physical mannerisms.

1. Most bullying now happens online. Cyber-bullying has received enormous attention since the 2006 suicide of Megan Meier, an eighth-grader who was bullied on MySpace. The suicide of Rutgers freshman Tyler Clementi – who jumped off the George Washington Bridge near Manhattan in September after his roommate streamed video of a sexual encounter between Clementi and

In the famous The Lion King film, various animals are archetypes for certain human characteristics.

Bullying in the workplace is a problem that has challenged many employers and employees, whether it’s in the form of an employee who constantly targets a colleague with derogatory remarks or an assistant supervisor who excessively monitors their employee.

Partner organizations and trade unions were asked to sign an agreement to adopt best practices in tackling the problem, to adopt a zero tolerance to bullying and harassment, and to provide training against bullying practices.

Jackie Humans, an anti-bullying advocate who works with families and schools to prevent bullying, said that when targets living in the United States try to sue the organization, they soon learn that unlike Australia, Canada, and some countries in Europe, there are no laws in the U.S. against workplace bullying. In the very rare instances when targets have won monetary judgments after protracted litigation, the toll on their careers and their families has been horrendous, she added. Humans said 82 percent of targets eventually leave their jobs. (Workplace bullying, Humans said, is defined as someone criticizing you for reasons that have nothing to do with the way you perform your job.)