She Said A New York State Senator Assaulted Her. Now She Fights To Protect Others.

But with the help of the Sexual Harassment Working Group, along with state Assembly and Senate leaders, there’s reason to be optimistic that the culture of harassment could change. Six new bills have been introduced this year by Democratic Assemblywoman Aravella Simotas and Sen. Biaggi to combat sexual harassment, including a bill that would mandate all state employees complete annual bystander intervention training, another bill that would require settlement agreements related to sexual harassment or assault (along with discrimination) to be disclosed to the New York State Attorney General’s office, and another bill that would extend the time to file a sexual harassment or discrimination complaint with the NYS Human Rights Division by two years.