Senator Al Franken Fights Back Against Government Contractors That Allow Employees to be Victimized
Credit new Senator Al Franken however, for introducing an amendment to the Defense Appropriations bill that would punish contractors if they "restrict their employees from taking workplace sexual assault, battery and discrimination cases to court." You'd think that this would be a no-brainer, actually, but that didn't stop Jeff Sessions from labeling Franken's effort a "political attack directed at Halliburton." Franken, of course, pointed out that his amendment would apply broadly, to all contractors, because otherwise, 'twould be a bill of attainder, right? Right?
This new legislation was necessary because of a Halliburton employee in Iraq who could not get justice. Some background here, Victim: Gang-Rape Cover-Up by U.S., Halliburton/KBR
