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TN---Between 2010 and 2016 state employees filed 460 sexual harassment complaints against co-workers
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Tennessee statehouse an outlier in not releasing sex harassment data
The Tennessee General Assembly is the most secretive state agency when it comes to providing information about sexual harassment in state government, according to a three-month Tennessean analysis that is part of an ongoing investigation related to disgraced ex-lawmaker Jeremy Durham.
The Tennessean requested raw data about the number of sexual harassment complaints filed since 2010 from 45 state agencies and departments, including the state legislature. Only the General Assembly did not provide any data.
That poses a problem for legislative leaders who say the actions of Durham, the lawmaker recently expelled in light of myriad sexual misconduct allegations, are not demonstrative of the state Capitol culture.
"The speaker certainly hopes all state employees feel comfortable reporting any harassment that may occur in the workplace. The General Assembly does not implement Executive and Judicial Branch policies," said Kara Owen, a spokeswoman for House Speaker Beth Harwell.
The Tennessean requested raw data about the number of sexual harassment complaints filed since 2010 from 45 state agencies and departments, including the state legislature. Only the General Assembly did not provide any data.
That poses a problem for legislative leaders who say the actions of Durham, the lawmaker recently expelled in light of myriad sexual misconduct allegations, are not demonstrative of the state Capitol culture.
"The speaker certainly hopes all state employees feel comfortable reporting any harassment that may occur in the workplace. The General Assembly does not implement Executive and Judicial Branch policies," said Kara Owen, a spokeswoman for House Speaker Beth Harwell.
http://www.tennessean.com/story/news/politics/2016/10/29/tennessee-statehouse-outlier-not-releasing-sex-harassment-data/92404016/