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Friday, October 16, 2026

Judiciary Employees Need Parental Leave, Too - Bloomberg Law

The House Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Property, and the Internet held a hearing March 17 on harassment in the federal judiciary, during which numerous former employees of the federal judiciary delivered powerful testimony about the need for further oversight.

This hearing comes against the backdrop of the judiciary’s opposition to a pending bill, the Judiciary Accountability Act of 2021 (HR 4827), which would ensure that the more than 30,000 employees of the federal judiciary are protected against discrimination, sexual harassment, retaliation, and other forms of workplace misconduct.

Scope of Judiciary Accountability Act

The act addresses the fact that federal judicial branch employees are still currently not protected by federal anti-discrimination statutes, such as Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, despite numerous #MeToo allegations coming out of our federal courts. The proposed legislation is intended to be responsive to the growing criticism of the judiciary’s record thus far in preventing, investigating, and redressing sexual...



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