Bill seeks to close sexual harassment loophole affecting certain state employees
By Ali Hibbs Albany, N.Y. — A bill introduced this month by state Senator Andrew Gounardes, D-Brooklyn, seeks to close a federal loophole lawmakers say has allowed the state to eschew responsibility in sexual harassment cases brought against elected officials and state judges. “In at least three high-profile cases to date, judges have agreed with arguments of attorneys general that the state is not