An Act providing for legal protections from abusive work environments and for remedies.

HB 863, the Healthy Workplace Act, creates legal protections against abusive work environments for most Pennsylvania employees (excluding agricultural, domestic, and family employment), directly affecting employers and employees in covered workplaces. It defines "abusive conduct" as repeated verbal abuse, threats, sabotage, or conduct causing physical/psychological injury (not covered by workers' compensation), and prohibits such behavior that creates a hostile workplace. Employers face liability for abusive conduct by their employees but can defend by showing reasonable preventive measures were taken and the employee failed to use available remedies. The bill also prohibits retaliation against employees who report abuse or participate in investigations, with additional defenses for reasonable performance evaluations or workplace investigations.