Currently, an S.C. law allows employees who claim to be sexually harassed to be forced into private legal negotiations in order for employers to avoid lawsuits and keep accusations from going public (a.k.a. forced arbitration – which is being criticized nationally).
A proposed bipartisan (a.k.a. agreement of two political parties that usually oppose each other’s policies) S.C. House bill could give sexual harassment victims in S.C. the choice to settle their case publically in court, rather than privately behind closed doors.
Legislators will meet again to discuss the bill further on Jan. 9.
