Democratic Women’s Caucus Celebrates Enactment of the Ending Forced Arbitration of Sexual Assault and Sexual Harassment Act

March 3, 2022
Press Release
CONTACT: Michelle Moreno-Silva
 
Washington, D.C. – Today, Democratic Women’s Caucus (DWC) Co-Chairs Congresswomen Lois Frankel (FL-21), Brenda Lawrence (MI-14), and Jackie Speier (CA-14), and Vice Chairs Congresswomen Veronica Escobar (TX-16) and Sylvia Garcia (TX-29) issued the following statement celebrating President Joe Biden’s signing of H.R. 4445, Ending Forced Arbitration of Sexual Assault and Sexual Harassment Act of 2021.
 
"Forced arbitration clauses are often hidden deep in contracts with the express intent of keeping survivors of workplace sexual harassment and assault silent," said DWC leadership. "Today, President Biden stood up for the right of survivors to have their day in court by barring the use of these dangerous clauses. It's time to finally hold perpetrators of workplace harassment accountable."
  
The Ending Forced Arbitration of Sexual Assault and Sexual Harassment Act stops perpetrators from being able to push survivors of sexual harassment and assault into the secretive, biased process of forced arbitration. This important legislation would invalidate forced arbitration clauses that prevent sexual assault and sexual harassment survivors from seeking justice and public accountability under the laws meant to protect them.
 
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