Andrew Cuomo. Photo: Mark Reinstein/Shutterstock.com Cuomo Case May Be the Catalyst to Change Sexual Harassment Laws
Has the law concerning sexual harassment kept abreast of the societal change triggered by the #MeToo movement, or has it remained stuck in a pre-#MeToo time warp?
August 16, 2021 at 05:30 AM
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The report of the attorney general of New York into alleged sexual harassment committed by New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo came out last week. It was a damning report finding that the governor committed violations of laws against sexual harassment. On Aug. 10, as I write this column, the governor resigned from office. Our focus as Texas lawyers, though, turn not to the politics of New York state but rather to the state of sexual harassment law in general and specifically here in Texas. Let's frame the issue this way: Has the law kept abreast of the societal change triggered by the #MeToo movement, or has it remained stuck in a pre-#MeToo time warp? The answer is a mixed bag but bending toward the second synching up with the first, albeit slowly.
Key Issue No. 1: Reasonable person or reasonable woman?
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