The US House of Representatives overwhelmingly passed a legislation that would reform the way lawmakers’ offices handle sexual harassment cases, the media reported. The legislation would streamline the process a House of Representatives employee must go through to report a workplace claim, including eliminating the mandatory 30-day counselling and mediation period. “From members to staff, no one should feel unsafe serving in Congress,” House Speaker Paul Ryan said in a statement on Tuesday. “We changed the system so we protect the victim and not the perpetrator,” Brady said on the House floor on Tuesday. They expect Congress to lead and for once, we are,” said Representative Jackie Speier (California), also an author of the legislation.

Source: Hindustan Times February 07, 2018 03:00 UTC