Former New York Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo sexually harassed over a dozen female state employees during his administration, according to a settlement agreement on the issue signed between the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) and the State of New York Executive Chamber.
The Executive Chamber is the office of the governor and includes the immediate staff that assists the governor in managing the state government. In 2021, a report from the New York Attorney General’s office found that Mr. Cuomo sexually harassed 11 women. He resigned a week after the report was published. On Jan. 26, the executive chamber signed a settlement agreement with the Justice Department which claimed that Mr. Cuomo “subjected at least thirteen female employees of New York State, including Executive Chamber employees, to a sexually hostile work environment.”
