State legislators pushed back against state Division of Human Rights officials who refused to weigh in on proposals aimed at addressing and preventing workplace sexual harassment during a 13-hour hearing held May 24.
Legislators are considering a package of 10 bills to strengthen anti-sexual harassment protections, including two that would extend the statute of limitations to report abuse in state court and at the Division of Human Rights, which handles the harassment claims. When Senators Alessandra Biaggi and John C. Liu pressed Deputy Commissioner for Regional Affairs Gina Martinez and Deputy Commissioner for Enforcement Melissa Franco for their opinions on the prospective reforms, they claimed it was important to remain neutral.
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