Assemblywoman Galef to Host Forum on Sexual Harassment Policies

Assemblywoman Sandy Galef will be holding a Community Conversation on Sexual Harassment on Thursday, May 17, 2018, from 7:00 p.m.-9:00 p.m. at the Cortlandt Town Hall, located at1 Heady Street, Cortlandt, NY. Galef and the panel will discuss current policies, the statewide sexual harassment policy commissioned in the 2018-2019 New York State Budget, and the current environment of sexual harassment cases. The panel of experts will elaborate on what individuals can do to protect themselves, what to do in the case that you experience sexual harassment, and what New York State is doing about it. The goal is to explore the individual and systemic issue of sexual harassment, the role of gender in workplace power, legislative efforts to combat it, as well as current legal landscape to handle complaints.

Each of our panelists has a unique background and perspective in discussing the problem of sexual harassment in New York State, including experience in Human Resources for employers and litigating cases. Our panelists will include:

Sarah Brafman, A Better Balance: The Work & Family Legal Center

Lisa Lipman, National Employment Lawyers Association of New York

Greg Chartier, Westchester Business Council

Sarah Johnson, Putnam County Historian

The panel will be answering audience questions and offering their experiences of litigating, creating, and enforcing sexual harassment policies.

“Sexual harassment is a frighteningly pervasive problem in our society,” said Galef. “The past days and months have been fraught with upheavals in all industries, which has resulted in many policies changing to protect employees from sexual harassment and assault, and a new scrutiny of legal consequences for such behavior. There are many steps that we can make as community members and leaders to foster safe and healthy interactions.”