Details expected soon in legislative harassment lawsuits
FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) – Kentucky taxpayers may soon know how much they will pay to settle lawsuits filed by female legislative staffers claiming sexual harassment and a hostile workplace at the state Capitol.
The Lexington Herald-Leader (http://bit.ly/1ee4CgW ) reports an agreed order to dismiss the cases is expected to be submitted in Franklin County Circuit Court on Wednesday. The women’s attorney, Thomas E. Clay, says full terms of the settlement should be filed with the order.
It will come 30 days after the Legislative Research Commission and several female legislative staffers reached a cash settlement agreement.
Lawmakers have declined to reveal what the state will pay to conclude the lawsuits.
In one suit, two women said they were sexually harassed at the Capitol by then-state Rep. John Arnold. Arnold denied wrongdoing but resigned.
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Information from: Lexington Herald-Leader, http://www.kentucky.com
The Lexington Herald-Leader (http://bit.ly/1ee4CgW ) reports an agreed order to dismiss the cases is expected to be submitted in Franklin County Circuit Court on Wednesday. The women’s attorney, Thomas E. Clay, says full terms of the settlement should be filed with the order.
It will come 30 days after the Legislative Research Commission and several female legislative staffers reached a cash settlement agreement.
Lawmakers have declined to reveal what the state will pay to conclude the lawsuits.
In one suit, two women said they were sexually harassed at the Capitol by then-state Rep. John Arnold. Arnold denied wrongdoing but resigned.
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Information from: Lexington Herald-Leader, http://www.kentucky.com
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