What’s New?

Unfortunately, there is not much to be said about what is new as

far as laws or improvements with sexual assault and harassment
in the workplace cases. Since I wrote my paper in fall of last
year, there have been a few victories such as the sentencing of
Harvey Weinstein, and the progression of the #MeToo movement.
As far as legislation on a national level as well as in
Virginia, there has been no change. The most recent legislation
that has been introduced was the Fair Employment Protection Act,
which was first introduced in 2017 and then later reintroduced
in 2019. It was introduced and read twice in the senate in July
of 2019, but has made it no further.

Nonetheless, the Harvey Weinstein cases will set a new precedent

for sexual assault cases. Weinstein is a famous producer who
dominated Hollywood for many years, until six women came forward
about his violence against them. Years after the accusations
began in 2017, he was sentenced to 23 years in prison.