victor schwartz, cochair of the public policy group at shook, hardy & bacon. he served as law professor and dean of the university of cincinnati college of law. before his current position, he previously testified before the committee, and we welcome him. joanne grace of columbiana, ohio has served her community in a variety of nursing homes since 1976, including as a floor nurse, supervisor, manager, and director of nursing services. thanks for joining us today. i will swear in the witnesses and each will have five minutes for an opening statement, then the question period, five-minute rounds for each senator's. i asked the witnesses to please rise. raise your right hand. do you solemnly swear the testimony you are about to give is the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth? all right, thank you. 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 mos