Sexual misconduct legislation keeps coming in the aftermath of the Harvey Weinstein scandal and the resulting #Metoo Movement. Recently, the state of California enacted a bill protecting survivors of sexual assault, sexual harassment, or discrimination by defining their speech as privileged. Under the new law, any communication made “without malice, regarding an incident of sexual assault, harassment, or discrimination” is considered privileged if the person making the statement had a “reasonable basis” to file a complaint for sexual assault, sexual harassment, or discrimination—regardless of whether a complaint is filed. https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?sectionNum=47.&lawCode=CIV
While the law is intended to encourage legitimate complaints