Sentences with phrase «democrats over sexual harassment»
The dispute in the Liberal Democrats over sexual harassment allegations surrounding Lord Rennard, the party's former chief executive, is in danger of spinning out of control
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Sen. Liz Krueger, a Manhattan Democrat, told colleagues that the legislation contains too much «gray area» over who is defined as an employee and fails to clarify how investigations of sexual harassment in the executive and legislative branches of state government will be conducted.
The New York Post editorial board notes that despite Gov. Cuomo's admonishment of Republicans over Trump, Democrats in New York have a terrible track record in dealing with sexual harassment in their own party.
Former Liberal Democrat chief executive Lord Rennard has threatened to take legal action against the party after being suspended following his refusal to apologise over sexual harassment allegations.
In response to the barrage of corruption and sexual harassment scandals over the last decade, the Legislature has also dramatically revamped the way it approaches its ethics and sexual harassment training, according to Assemblymember Charles Lavine, a Democrat from Nassau County and former chair of the Assembly's ethics committee.
To clarify: Lord Rennard was investigated by both the Metropolitan Police and the Liberal Democrats over allegations of sexual harassment but both investigations were dropped because there was insufficient evidence to proceed.