Our new bill, which we championed from inception to passage, will prohibit the use of predispute nondisclosure agreements (NDAs) in cases of workplace sexual harassment and assault. Along with the Ending Forced Arbitration of Sexual Assault and Sexual Harassment Act, which we helped pass ten months ago, the Speak Out Act will make workplaces safer for all workers and give survivors the voice to share their stories without fear of retaliation.

This month there have been many articles and think pieces about the five-year anniversary of the #MeToo movement. The hashtag became ubiquitous in the aftermath of the Harvey Weinstein sexual harassment and assault revelations reported in 2017. This news empowered countless women to speak out about their own experiences of workplace abuse — and to tag their accounts with #MeToo.