The United States Congress on Thursday gave final approval to legislation guaranteeing that people who experience sexual harassment at work can seek recourse in the courts, a milestone for the #MeToo movement that prompted a national reckoning over sexual misconduct.The measure, which President Joe Biden is expected to sign, bars employment contracts from forcing people to settle sexual assault or harassment cases through arbitration rather than in court. Arbitration is a process that often benefits employers and keeps misconduct allegations from becoming public.The bill is retroactive, nullifying arbitration language in contracts nationwide and opening the door for people who have been bound by it to take new legal action.
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