NJ Assembly approves new anti-harassment policy
TRENTON, N.J. (AP) — The New Jersey Assembly has voted to adopt its first new anti-harassment policy in nearly a decade, and the first of the #MeToo era.
The Democrat-led Assembly approved the new policy and accompanying legislation 79-0 on Thursday. A state Senate vote is set for Thursday as well.
The eight-page policy supersedes a five-and-a-half-page 2009 document and includes a handful of changes. It requires anti-harassment training at least every two years, among other changes.
The policy came after a review by lawmakers who began pushing for updates amid accounts of sexual misconduct as part of the #MeToo movement.