jezebel.com: While music hasn’t undergone a reckoning quite like other entertainment industries when it comes to addressing sexual misconduct, many in country music have been speaking up. Kirt Webster, founder of one of the biggest publicity firms in Nashville, was accused of sexual assault, country radio executives have thrown workshops on how to recognize harassment, and women in country have long talked about sexism in the industry.
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I’m glad to see that Tennessee is stepping up to the plate by introducing legislation t try to combat sexual assault. I feel in a lot of other cases many state entities are absent from the conversation or don’t put more laws in place and just relay on Unions to try to control the sexual abuse and harassment problem. It is especially good that this bill is protecting touring artists who according to the article are viewed as independent contractors. This means that they are unable to file a lot of sexual harassment and abuse claims just because of the nature of pre-existing protection laws. One thing I wish the article included is information if other states have a similar law to this because this law needs to exist in more places than just Tennessee. Hopefully, this model of laws will spark a serious of laws protecting artists and technicians who work as independent contractors in other places.
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