Measure Proposes Exception to Exclusive Remedy for Abusive Workplaces

Workers’ compensation would not be the exclusive remedy for Wisconsin workers claiming injuries from abusive work environments, under legislation introduced in the state Senate last week. Sen. Tim Carpenter, D-Milwaukee, on Friday introduced SB 934, which proposes an exception to work comp exclusivity for those who claim injuries from an abusive work environment, including retaliation or threat of retaliation for opposing an abusive work environment or for participating in an investigation into an abusive work environment. Workers would be allowed within one year to bring an action...