New York's attorney general released transcripts of interviews conducted during an investigation into sexual harassment allegations against Andrew Cuomo.

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ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — One staffer says an assemblyman tried to have her fired after she reported his inappropriate advances. Another says a state senator kissed her after a long day at work. A third recalled a lawmaker who demanded ...

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WASHINGTON – Chief Justice John Roberts announced an initiative Sunday to ensure there are proper procedures in place to protect law clerks and other court employees from sexual harassment, saying it is clear that the federal judiciary “is not immune” ...

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WASHINGTON – The Justice Department has “systemic” problems in how it handles sexual harassment complaints, with those found to have acted improperly often not receiving appropriate punishment, and the issue requires “high level action,” according to the department’s inspector general. ...

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A New York lawmaker says the state should refuse to grant tax credits to companies who fail to address repeated problems of sexual harassment in the workplace. State Assemblywoman Linda Rosenthal said Monday that she’s written legislation that would require ...

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University of Rochester President Joel Seligman and a group of complainants have exchanged criticism following an equal employment opportunity commission (EEOC) complaint that alleged sexual misconduct by a professor in the school’s Department of Brain and Cognitive Sciences and inaction ...

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OSWEGO (AP) — The owner of an amusement park named Santa’s Workshop is being sued by six women who claim he demanded sex in exchange for lower rents at his central New York properties. The lawsuit filed earlier this month ...

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The US. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit has reinstated the retaliation portion of a civil rights lawsuit filed by a former graduate student at Eastman School of Music against the chairman of the school’s piano department. In May ...

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  Three cases reported in the last two months highlight the need for employers to make sure they conduct prompt, effective and impartial investigations of harassment claims. In all of these cases, adverse judicial decisions were based upon investigative failures. ...

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U.S. District Court, WDNY – Sexual Harassment – Employer – State and Federal Claims   Patrick v. Garlick 13-cv-6365L Judge Larimer   Background: The plaintiffs alleged that the defendant subjected them to sexual harassment, a hostile work environment and retaliation. The ...

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Appellate Division, Fourth Department – Sexual Harassment – Text Messages – Verification of Source   Jones v. NYS Division of Human Rights TP 14-00653 Transferred from Supreme Court, Chautauqua County   Background: The petitioner commenced an article 78 proceeding to annul ...

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U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit Sexual Harassment Retaliation — Actions Imputed to the Employer Summa v. Hofstra University 11-1743 Judges Pooler, Raggi and Lynch Background: The plaintiff appealed from the grant of summary judgment to the defendant ...

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