ALBANY – Internal procedures established by an upstate county to investigate sexual harassment complaints do not justify the dismissal of a lawsuit by a county worker who alleged she faced unwanted advances from a coworker for more than three years, a federal judge has ruled.
Northern District Judge Gary L. Sharpe determined that a “rational” fact-finder could conclude that Schenectady County’s method of reviewing sex harassment complaints “was not sufficient or simply unreasonable” to provide an appropriate review of Suzanne M. Burns’ charges.
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