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If You Need Help

At this juncture, the New Workplace Institute is not able to provide individual counseling, coaching, or legal representation to those who are facing problems at work. However, we will use this website to offer an expanding base of information and guidance. For now, the following links and sources may be helpful:

Legal Advice

The National Employment Lawyers Association (NELA) is a national bar association for attorneys who specialize in representing workers.  Their website, www.nela.org, includes an online referral service.

Massachusetts employees seeking legal advice may want to visit the website of NELA’s local affiliate at www.massnela.org, which includes attorney contact information.

The Nolo Press, www.nolo.com, publishes a variety of legal self-help guides for both employees and employers.  Of particular help to employees is Barbara Kate Repa, Your Rights in the Workplace, 7th ed. (2005).

Workplace Bullying

The leading North American website for learning about workplace bullying is sponsored by the Workplace Bullying Institute (WBI), www.bullyinginstitute.org. WBI’s founders, Drs. Gary and Ruth Namie, have authored The Bully at Work, rev. ed. (2003), published by Sourcebooks and available through online booksellers and many bookstores.

Mental Health

The American Psychological Association (APA) sponsors an online help center: www.apahelpcenter.org/

Specific APA help center pages that may be useful include:

Locator service for psychologists
locator.apa.org/

Online article, “How to Choose a Psychotherapist”
www.apahelpcenter.org/articles/article.php?id=51