California Pays $350,000 To Settle State Senate Complaint

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) – California’s state Senate has agreed to a $350,000 settlement with a former employee who says the Senate failed to accommodate her needs and later fired her after she said an Assembly employee raped her, officials said Wednesday.
Lizelda Lopez, a spokeswoman for Democratic Senate President Pro Tem Toni Atkins of San Diego, confirmed the settlement after it was first reported by the Los Angeles Times.
The settlement paid from tax dollars is at least double an