WI SB460

Prohibits employers and employees from subjecting workers to "abusive work environments," defined as intentional conduct causing physical or psychological harm through repeated verbal abuse, threatening behavior, humiliation, or undermining work performance

Creates a private civil cause of action in circuit court with a 1-year statute of limitations from the last abusive act, allowing employees to sue both employers and individual coworkers who engage in prohibited conduct

Available remedies include injunctive relief, reinstatement, removal of the abuser from the work area, medical expenses, back pay, front pay, pain and suffering, emotional distress, punitive damages, and attorney fees

Establishes affirmative defenses for employers who exercised reasonable care to prevent and correct abusive conduct when the employee failed to use available corrective opportunities, and for adverse actions based on legitimate performance or misconduct issues

Creates an exception to Wisconsin's exclusive worker's compensation remedy rule, allowing employees to pursue civil claims for abusive work environment injuries separate from worker's compensation benefits