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McDonald’s workers file sex harassment claims
What is different this time, organizers say, is that all of the women bringing charges are represented by attorneys due to the defense fund’s support. More broadly, the #MeToo movement that exploded last October has emboldened more women to speak out and has prompted some employers to alter their approach to harassment, said National Women’s Law Center CEO Fatima Goss Graves. “Most companies have a policy saying no sexual harassment, but how do you make that work?” she asked. “Right now, because of the huge power disparities, it’s easy to just wait out the complaints and nothing really changes.”
