Monday, April 20th, 2009...1:47 pm
DAlaska: NEA Not Liable for Most of NEA-Alaska Director’s Acts
In one of the several lawsuits involving the alleged sexual harassment by the former NEA-Alaska Executive Director, an employee sued the national union for IIED and negligent hiring/retention. The employee claimed that the Alaska affiliate’s Executive Director was an employee of the national union, pointing to a national program that made certain state affiliate directors employees of the national union for purposes of participation in the national retirement plan, and that gave the national union the right to a say in the selection (but not firing) of the Executive Director.
U. S. District Judge Ralph Beistline has now dismissed most of the state law claims, except for the claim of negligent hiring.
EEOC & Poole v. NEA-Alaska, Case No. 3:07-cv-00197-RRB (D.Alaska Order of April 17, 2009)
On April 7th, Beistline had refused to dismiss the Title VII HWE claims.
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