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Brian Welk | May 25, 2021 @ 9:00 AM
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Anita Hill’s Hollywood Commission has been working tirelessly to protect workers from issues of misconduct at major studios and companies across the entertainment industry, but their latest effort turns attention to the independent production companies where resources are slim and oversight is harder to control.
The Hollywood Commission, which is chaired by Hill and founded by Kathleen Kennedy and Nina Shaw, notes that many of the industry’s independent production houses are often small in size and lack adequate resources or internal expertise to put systems in place that prevent workplace misconduct. What’s more, victim reporting options at these companies are very limited, and the only place victims have to report their complaints could be to their abuser.