Senate Ends Forced Arbitration for Sexual Assault and Harassment Claims

Sen. Kirstin Gillibrand, D-N.Y., a sponsor of the bill, and Courtney Abrams at a March 2019 reception. Today, the Senate passed a monumental piece of legislation for employment law cases, banning the mandatory arbitration of sexual assault and sexual harassment claims.  Instead, the bill, the Ending Forced Arbitration of Sexual Assault and Sexual Harassment Act,…