Rep. Johnson supports bill to end forced arbitration for victims of sexual assault, harassment

"It's a travesty of justice for anyone to be subjected to sexual harassment and even sexual assault on the job. We must stop the accepted culture of brushing these acts under the rug and silencing victims through intimidation or trickery in forced arbitration," said Rep. Johnson. "When victims find that after they have been assaulted, they are barred from going to court because they have been hoodwinked into a forced arbitration agreement with their employer, they have been assaulted for a second time. In these arbitration proceedings, we often find that the deck is stacked against the victim in favor of the perpetrator."

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