Yesterday, the Senate passed an amendment that bans federal funds from corporations that prohibit sexual assault litigation because of clauses for binding arbitration they have with their employees. In effect, if a woman is gang raped by KBR (a Halliburton subsidiary) employees in a war zone, as was the case of Jamie Leigh Jones, she will have the right to a fair trial to prosecute her offenders, regardless of the fine print of her employment contract. The Minnesota Independent has written a great short piece on this legislation, and Huffington Post blogger, Howie Klein, shares his views on the topic.

By lesoltis
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