Political Quotes

“I am proud to introduce the Harassment-Free Workplace Act of 1994, which is cosponsored by my colleagues Senators Boxer, Murray, Moseley-Braun, Kennedy, Simon, and Metzenbaum. Mr. President, current Federal law contains one glaring loophole; and that is, at present, title VII of the 1964 Civil Rights Act applies only to businesses with 15 or more employees. However, an employee of a company with fewer than 15 workers has no protection against sexual harassment under current Federal law. This loophole essentially omits some 18 million workers--which comprise 20 percent of the American work force--from protection against sexual harassment. In order to eliminate that loophole, we are proposing legislation which is modeled on legislation now in place in the State of California which protects all workers from sexual harassment in the workplace. This legislation would simply expand current Federal protection to cover workers in businesses with fewer than 15 employees. I think there is no question in anybody's mind that sexual harassment is a serious and ongoing problem.”