Inside Higher Ed: Law Schools Ask Firms for Harassment Policies

Andrew Kreighbaum wrote for Inside Higher Ed:

Organizers have pushed for the disclosure of those policies, arguing they allow law firms to limit reports of workplace misconduct, including sexual harassment, to secretive forums that favor employers.

…“Contractually surrendering rights contributes to workplace cultures in which discrimination and harassment are facts of life for too many women who work for law firms,” said Molly Coleman, a Harvard law student who helped organize the campaign for the disclosures.

Read more at Inside Higher Ed.

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