ms. carlson, you are first. ms. carlson: thank you so much. thank you for the opportunity to testify about my experience with forced arbitration and the work i am doing to make workplaces safer in america. in 2016, i found the courage to say one of the most powerful men in the world, former fox news chair and ceo roger ailes, for sexual harassment. toughest decision of my life. but after they fired me, i said to myself, if i don't do it, who will? my story certainly made headlines, but it could have easily been swept under the rug like countless others because of that forced arbitration clause in my contract. no one starts a new job expecting harassment. i know i didn't. few people can walk away from a job because of the fine print. i don't care who you are. most people have no idea what forced arbitration means. in my case, it showed up in my last contract with fox. i was told not to worry because it was "becoming the way of the world." i could not have imagined how true that would prove to be. employees have no idea that signing on the dotte