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Survivors and researchers press lawmakers to enact workplace psychological‑safety law
Summary
A long roster of workers, medical professionals, HR leaders and academics urged passage of the Workplace Psychological Safety Act (S.1291/S.1347 and related bills) to create employer duties to prevent and remediate bullying and other psychological harm on the job.
Boston — Dozens of current and former employees, clinicians and researchers told the Joint Committee on Labor and Workforce Development on June 18 that workplace bullying and mobbing cause long‑term physical and mental harm and that Massachusetts should adopt a statutory duty of care to prevent and respond to psychological abuse.
Supporters described a range of harms linked to prolonged workplace abuse, including post‑traumatic symptoms, cardiovascular risk and suicidality, and said existing civil‑rights and tort remedies leave many targets without recourse. Witnesses urged passage of legislative packages that include…
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