sexual harassment

The settlements mark the end of a legal struggle that began in November 2017, when KyCIR requested six years of sexual harassment complaints.

The legislators sued a former communications staffer for the Republican House Caucus for allegedly disclosing details of a secret sexual harassment settlement.

Two state cabinets are appealing a judge’s order that they must reimburse the Kentucky Center for Investigative Reporting for legal costs after…

The state finance cabinet was ordered to pay legal bills for refusing to give KyCIR access to records, and penalties for declining to turn records over to the Attorney General's office.

The judge determined that the Labor Cabinet disregarded legal precedent when it redacted the name of an employee who was accused of sexual harassment.

The legislature’s ethics code doesn’t currently prohibit sexual harassment, though lawmakers have been punished for harassing staffers under a rule that forbids misuse of their official positions.

A former state legislator told the Kentucky Center for Investigative Reporting on Monday that she never witnessed inappropriate behavior by Rep. Jeff Hoover, as his accuser has claimed.

Our investigation found that the legislative commission that looked into Rep. Jeff Hoover's alleged ethics violations knew about the woman’s claims of unwanted touching, but didn’t publicly discuss them or seriously investigate the veracity of the claim.

The suit alleges that “within minutes of reaching a settlement and executing the settlement agreement,” the former staffer disclosed details.

Lawyers representing former legislative staffers have asked an appeals court to prevent lawmakers accused of harassment from intervening in their whistleblower lawsuits.