The Judiciary Accountability Act Has Been Reintroduced
The Judiciary Accountability Act has been reintroduced in both the House (release | text) and Senate (release | text), with the Senate version being bipartisan.
If passed, the 31,000 employees in the judiciary would finally have robust rights and protections in federal law against sexual harassment, discrimination, retaliation and other forms of workplace misconduct.
This is incredible news and a tribute to the work and dedication of Reps. Johnson, Torres and Nadler and Sens. Hirono and Murkowski.
Fix the Court’s Gabe Roth said: “Anti-harassment policy is one of the many areas in which the judiciary falls short when compared to the other two branches and the rules that apply to them. Among the shortcomings, though, this is the most indefensible. I applaud the bipartisan group lawmakers for working to give third branch employees the remedies they need should they experience misconduct and the resources they deserve to help prevent harassment, discrimination, and retaliation from happening in the first place.”
Fix the Court looks forward to doing what it can to help the sponsors get this bill to the finish line if not in this Congress then in the next one.