New Harassment Rules In Debate

Indiana legislative leaders say they expect new policies, prohibiting sexual harassment by lawmakers, will be in place for their upcoming session. Proposed policies for the House and Senate were advanced by leaders, although they said ethics committees for each chamber could tighten them up before legislators consider their adoption in January. The draft policy expressly forbids unwanted sexual advances, but some experts say it falls short in not prohibiting what could be consensual affairs…between lawmakers and employees or interns.