Sentences with phrase «legislative staffer accusing»
The former Legislative staffer accusing Western New York Assemblywoman Angela Wozniak of sexual harassment has hired an attorney.
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In 2003, another legislative staffer accused Boxley of rape; he pleaded guilty to misdemeanor sexual assault and was sentenced to six years» probation.
Not exact matches
In Albany, one of the state's most powerful men, Independent Democratic Conference Leader Jeff Klein, is now facing allegations of misconduct himself, accused of forcibly kissing a former legislative staffer.
Two other female staffers accused Lopez of harassing them a month after Pasarell and Hebert got their secret payout — including legislative assistant Chloe Rivera, 24, sources said.
The two legislative staffers who accused former Assemblyman Vito Lopez of sexual harassment have reached a settlement with the one - time Brooklyn power broker, the state government and former Speaker Sheldon Silver, their lawyer on Thursday announced.
The Assembly approved more than $ 100,000 in settlements to female legislative staffers who accused Lopez of groping and making sexually suggestive comments.
To accuse a member of the Democratic majority in the Assembly was tantamount to going up against the speaker, the members of the conference and the institution itself, said another former legislative staffer who tried to report sexual harassment by a former assemblymember.
Outgoing Republican Assemblyman Steve McLaughlin was sanctioned on Tuesday by Assembly Speaker Carl Heastie, accused of asking a legislative staffer to see nude photos of her, leaking the name of the woman and then lying about it, making him the latest in a line of state lawmakers to be accused of inappropriate behavior in Albany.
A joint statement from former legislative staffers who have worked for lawmakers they have accused of sexual harassment called for «meaningful» reforms to how the state handles sexual harassment allegations.
ALBANY — Six former legislative staffers who have accused state lawmakers of misconduct are calling for the Legislature to postpone addressing workplace harassment until after the budget negotiation is completed.