Greenwich resident Gretchen Carlson is planning to testify before Congress on laws affecting how women fight sexual harassment in the workplace. Her next fight has landed her on the cover of Time magazine.
The former Fox News host, who sued former Fox News president Roger Ailes, leading to his resignation, wants to end the use of forced arbitration as a means of settling harassment claims. Under the forced arbitration clause inserted into many employment contracts, employers can avoid embarrassing court battles with employees and agree to settlements that often include non-disparagment agreements.
Since the departure of Ailes, it has been alleged that the use of forced arbitration was the primary method Fox used to cover-up a pattern of sexual harassment within the company.
