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Oct. 13th, 2009 06:00 pmThanks to ![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
fionnabhar for highlighting this.
Senate vote prohibiting funds from going to contractors who prohibit employees from suing them for "sexual assault or harassment, including assault and battery, intentional infliction of emotional distress, false imprisonment, or negligent hiring, supervision, or retention".
fionnabhar provides a summary of the case that caused Sen. Franken to submit the amendment. It passed, but it had a lot of conservative, white, Southern men voting against it. Apparently they think that what happened is acceptable, or at least not as objectionable as not allowing employers who behave this way to be kept from getting federal funds. I can only hope (without much confidence) that this will disgust enough of their constituents that they will change their minds.
fionnabhar for highlighting this.Senate vote prohibiting funds from going to contractors who prohibit employees from suing them for "sexual assault or harassment, including assault and battery, intentional infliction of emotional distress, false imprisonment, or negligent hiring, supervision, or retention".
fionnabhar provides a summary of the case that caused Sen. Franken to submit the amendment. It passed, but it had a lot of conservative, white, Southern men voting against it. Apparently they think that what happened is acceptable, or at least not as objectionable as not allowing employers who behave this way to be kept from getting federal funds. I can only hope (without much confidence) that this will disgust enough of their constituents that they will change their minds.
