Acute appendicitis is sudden inflammation of the appendix, usually initiated by obstruction of the lumen. This results in invasion of the appendix wall by gut flora, and it becomes inflamed and infected.
If a workplace has no specific standards to apply to a situation, the US employee must follow OSHA's General Duty Clause. The employee must ask for guidance from the employer. The employer should follow a standard code of conduct. 4 people found this useful.
But who the workplace bully is doesn't matter as much in the legal sense, as does the fact that he or she is creating an intimidating, offensive, abusive or hostile work environment through discriminatory workplace harassment. Both victims and witnesses are protected under the relevant laws.