A bill to be introduced in the New York Legislature would close a loophole excluding staff of lawmakers from protection against sexual harassment
By Jimmy Vielkind Oct. 31, 2019 6:00 am ET ALBANY, N.Y.—A bill set to be introduced Thursday aims to close a loophole that limits state liability for sexual harassment by elected officials.
“It’s crazy to me,” Mr. Gounardes, a Democrat from Brooklyn, said in an interview. “There’s no reason state employees should be gas-lighted like this by their employers.” The suit was refiled, and another judge ruled that the state, not just Mr. Lopez, could be held liable for his actions. Mses. Burhans Kelly and Rivera reached a combined $580,000 settlement to satisfy their claims against the state, Mr. Lopez and then-Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver. Mr. Lopez died in 2015.
The new bill states that the state of New York should be considered an employer for any person serving on the staff of any elected official in the state.
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