Facebook puts a stop to forced arbitration for its sexual harassment complaints

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Joining the list of tech companies that have put a stop to the practice, Facebook will no longer force its employees to settle sexual harassment claims via private arbitration. According to Facebook’s Vice President of People Lori Goler, they want to be “part of taking the next step” at this “pivotal moment” in the tech industry. The company also updated its policy on dating among employees. Executives are required to disclose any romantic relationships they have with other employees, even if they don’t oversee the work of said employee. At the moment, Facebook isn’t sharing any other changes in its policies when it comes to its internal harassment policies. Companies like Microsoft, Uber, Lyft, and recently Google have all dropped its forced arbitration clauses.

Source: The Verge