/tags/sexual-harassment sexual harassment en-US Copyright Fri, 08 May 2020 09:59:05 GMT /politics/2020-05-08/bill-banning-statehouse-sexual-harassment-fails-to-pass-again The Kentucky legislature again declined to pass a bill explicitly banning lawmakers from sexually harassing their employees during this year’s... Fri, 08 May 2020 09:59:05 GMT /politics/2020-05-08/bill-banning-statehouse-sexual-harassment-fails-to-pass-again Ryland Barton /politics/2019-04-09/hoovers-accuser-asks-court-to-dismiss-lawsuit-filed-against-her A woman who accused former House Speaker Jeff Hoover of sexually harassing her is fighting the Republican lawmaker’s claim that she improperly divulged... Tue, 09 Apr 2019 18:49:11 GMT /politics/2019-04-09/hoovers-accuser-asks-court-to-dismiss-lawsuit-filed-against-her Ryland Barton /politics/2019-02-28/ky-house-passes-bill-explicitly-banning-harassment-in-the-legislature The Kentucky House of Representatives has unanimously passed a bill that would make sexual harassment an offense under the ethics code for state... Thu, 28 Feb 2019 23:51:11 GMT /politics/2019-02-28/ky-house-passes-bill-explicitly-banning-harassment-in-the-legislature Ryland Barton, Ryland Barton /politics/2019-02-26/former-legislator-allegation-that-i-saw-rep-hoover-acting-inappropriately-isnt-true A former state legislator told the Kentucky Center for Investigative Reporting on Monday that she never witnessed inappropriate behavior by Rep. Jeff... Tue, 26 Feb 2019 18:01:59 GMT /politics/2019-02-26/former-legislator-allegation-that-i-saw-rep-hoover-acting-inappropriately-isnt-true Ryland Barton, R.G. Dunlop /politics/2019-02-14/sexual-harassment-bill-advances-in-kentucky-legislature A bill that would create an explicit ban on lawmakers sexually harassing their employees and colleagues is advancing in the Kentucky legislature. The... Thu, 14 Feb 2019 21:22:20 GMT /politics/2019-02-14/sexual-harassment-bill-advances-in-kentucky-legislature Ryland Barton /politics/2019-01-31/rep-hoover-other-lawmakers-sue-former-staffer-who-alleged-sexual-harassment State Rep. Jeff Hoover and two other Republican lawmakers are suing a former staffer for allegedly violating a confidentiality agreement regarding her... Thu, 31 Jan 2019 19:12:33 GMT /politics/2019-01-31/rep-hoover-other-lawmakers-sue-former-staffer-who-alleged-sexual-harassment Ryland Barton, Ryland Barton /politics/2019-01-31/rep-hoover-among-those-suing-former-staffer-who-alleged-sexual-harassment State Rep. Jeff Hoover and two others are suing a former staffer for allegedly violating a confidentiality agreement regarding her allegations of sexual... Thu, 31 Jan 2019 17:01:23 GMT /politics/2019-01-31/rep-hoover-among-those-suing-former-staffer-who-alleged-sexual-harassment Ryland Barton /local-news/2019-01-18/kentuckys-metoo-moment-brennamans-goodbye-and-more-top-stories-this-week According to testimony by a former staffer for the Kentucky House Republican caucus, Republican Kentucky Representative Jeff Hoover sexually assaulted her… Fri, 18 Jan 2019 09:00:00 GMT /local-news/2019-01-18/kentuckys-metoo-moment-brennamans-goodbye-and-more-top-stories-this-week Dan Hurley /politics/2019-01-16/former-staffer-alleges-sexual-assault-nearly-daily-touching-by-jeff-hoover-in-sealed-deposition When the woman who would become known as Jane Doe started working for the Kentucky House Republican caucus in 2015, she remembers a senior staffer... Wed, 16 Jan 2019 11:02:34 GMT /politics/2019-01-16/former-staffer-alleges-sexual-assault-nearly-daily-touching-by-jeff-hoover-in-sealed-deposition Ryland Barton, R.G. Dunlop /politics/2018-11-28/kentucky-lawmaker-proposes-explicit-ban-on-statehouse-harassment A Democratic state representative has filed legislation that would create an explicit ban on sexual harassment in the statehouse and a process to handle... Wed, 28 Nov 2018 22:27:09 GMT /politics/2018-11-28/kentucky-lawmaker-proposes-explicit-ban-on-statehouse-harassment Ryland Barton, Ryland Barton