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February 14, 2022

Congress Approves Bill to Ban Arbitration Agreements in Sexual Abuse Claims
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The Senate advanced a major piece of workplace legislation last Thursday
that advocates say is a milestone in the #Me Too movement. Passed with
bipartisan support, it bans companies from forcing workers to settle
sexual harassment and assault claims in forced arbitration - a usually
secretive and costly process. This is New York Senator Kirsten
Gillibrand, one of the bill's sponsors.

Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand: "The bill is going to help fix a broken system
that protects perpetrators and corporations, and ends the days of
silencing survivors. No longer will survivors of sexual assault or
harassment in the workplace come forward and be told that they are
legally forbidden to sue their employer because somewhere buried in
their employment contracts was this forced arbitration clause. The
Ending Forced Arbitration in Sexual Assault and Sexual Harassment Act
will void all forced arbitration provisions for sexual assault and
harassment, allowing them to have their day in court."



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