Information was recently submitted by an MWL member about an amendment by Senator Franken to a Defense Department appropriations bill. That amendment, S.A. 2588--sponsored by Senator Al Franken and co-sponsored by Senator Mary Landrieu--to H.R. 3326 (the Department of Defense Appropriations Act), was supported by MWL.
Senator Franken's amendment to the Defense Appropriations Bill will restrict funding to Department of Defense contractors that continue to use mandatory arbitration clauses, which require employees to arbitrate claims of sexual assault and related torts, as well as claims arising under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. Senator Franken's amendment will prmote the right of a victim of violence to have access to due process and an effective and adequate remedy.
The bill, including Franken's Amendment, went up for a vote in the U.S. Senate on October 6, and passed 68-30. Amy Klobuchar also voted for the amendment. An online article on the bill's provisions can be found here.
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