Exclusiveness of Remedy

Exclusiveness of Remedy. (a) The authority of any Commonwealth agency to sue or be sued in its own name shall not be construed to authorize suits against such agency or its employees on claims which are cognizable under this Title and the remedies provided by this Title in such cases shall be exclusive for claims against all branches of the Commonwealth government. (b) (1) The remedy against the Commonwealth provided for by this Title for injury or loss of property, or personal injury or death arising or resulting from the negligent or wrongful act or omission of any employee of the Commonwealth while acting within the scope of his office or employment is exclusive of any other civil action or proceeding for money damages, by reason of the same subject matter, against the employee whose act or omission gave rise to the claim, or against the estate of such employee. Any other civil action or proceeding for money damages arising out of or relating to the same subject matter against the employee or the employee’s estate is precluded without regard to when the act or omission occurred. (2) Paragraph (1) does not extend to or apply to a civil action against an employee of the Commonwealth which: (A) Is brought for a violation of the Constitution(s) of the United States or the Commonwealth, or (B) Is brought for a violation of a statute of the Commonwealth or the United States under which such action against an individual is otherwise authorized. Source: PL 15-22, § 8.