As a decision awaits on the employment future of city employee councilman Richard Paoletto, department heads and supervisors have undergone a “refresher course in sexual harassment training.” CT Post scribe Brian Lockhart has more.
They assumed the training was prompted by the investigation into colleague and City Councilman Richard Paoletto, D-138.
“It’s definitely a cause and effect,” said one.
Paoletto, deputy director of housing and commercial code enforcement, was placed on paid administrative leave in late October after a college intern filed a sexual harassment complaint against him.
Paoletto in 2010 was investigated for undisclosed sexual harassment against a female co-worker and suspended without pay.
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I rather hope the City Administration will not try to pass this provision of training as an acceptable remedy. Especially with a two-time offender. What was done last time? It’s the City that is culpable here. Clearly any remediation that was put into place as a result of the last accusation did not correct the problem. The problem needs to be eradicated. She will sue. And she should.
“It’s mandatory for supervisors to go through training on a number of issue areas, annually,” said Finch spokesman Brett Broesder.”
This is a wonderful statement by the Mayor’s apostle for re-election. But it is not true, is it? Where is that “mandatory training” commandment located in a manual, Brett? And who is responsible for a failure of training for supervisors for many years? And their punishment, if any? (That’s right, I forgot, we don’t do evaluations annually, do we?) And where is the record of those attending any such session in the past five years (other than possibly new hires)?
Brian Lockhart is a reporter who deals in facts. Had there been actual training, he would have requested and been able to report dates, wouldn’t he?
Perhaps more important is the actual content of such a course. Why not post it on the website for all to see, supervisors and workers, as well as taxpayers who will fund a settlement if such becomes necessary. With the many new well-paid administrators as well as the original well-paid, who is responsible for carrying this “must do” out? Are they responsible for ethics training as well? When and who have received that course? When there are violations of any kind, to whom do you blow the whistle for anything, from infractions to felonies? Time will tell.
“Our city policy is to hold sexual harassment training.” The question is, what are the qualification of those giving this training and what training have they had with Title VII?
They will be using a law firm for sure. Jackson Lewis or maybe Cohen and Wolf or Robinson Cole. Those lawyers are inked with Title VII tattoos.
The law firm they are using is Dewey, Cheatem and Howe.