Congress passes a #MeToo milestone with bipartisan support

By Lynnea Domienik
Gretchen Carlson press conference
Former Fox News anchor Gretchen Carlson, center, celebrates with Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, D-N.Y., left, and Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., after Congress gave final approval to legislation guaranteeing that people who experience sexual harassment at work can seek recourse in the courts, during a news conference at the Capitol in Washington, Thursday, Feb. 10, 2022. AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite / Associated Press
Gretchen Carlson press conference
Former Fox News anchor Gretchen Carlson, center, celebrates with Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, D-N.Y., left, and Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., after Congress gave final approval to legislation guaranteeing that people who experience sexual harassment at work can seek recourse in the courts, during a news conference at the Capitol in Washington, Thursday, Feb. 10, 2022. AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite / Associated Press

Congress passes a #MeToo milestone with bipartisan support

By Lynnea Domienik
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President Joe Biden is expected to sign a bill that bars employers from forcing people into arbitration for sexual harassment claims.

Reset talks with a lawyer, an advocate and an emergency physician to learn more about the legislation.

GUESTS: Gail Eisenberg, partner, Loftus & Eisenberg, Ltd.

Alaina Hampton, political consultant and women’s advocate

Dr. Monika Pitzele, emergency physician at Mt. Sinai hospital, member of the Sexual Assault Medical Forensic Services Implementation Task Force