Former Fox News anchor Gretchen Carlson to attend Biden's signing of bill overhauling workplace sexual misconduct law
CNN
When President Joe Biden signs into law sweeping workplace reforms designed to free victims of sexual harassment and sexual assault to seek justice in court, he will be flanked by one of the most prominent advocates for the effort and the bipartisan lawmakers who drove the bill through Congress.
Gretchen Carlson, the former Fox News anchor who has worked to ban arbitration clauses since she sued Roger Ailes, then the network's CEO, for sexual harassment, will attend Thursday's signing ceremony, she announced on Twitter Thursday. Carlson will be joined by four survivors who testified on Capitol Hill in support of the bill, as well as the four lawmakers who helped shepherd the bill to passage in the House and Senate.
The legislation, once signed into law, will end the use of forced arbitration clauses specifically for sexual harassment and sexual assault claims, allowing victims the option of bringing up the dispute in federal, tribal or state court. It will also apply retroactively to previously resolved cases unless the cases are pending.