{"id":5343,"date":"2023-09-01T12:39:00","date_gmt":"2023-09-01T12:39:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wifamily.news\/?p=5343"},"modified":"2023-09-01T13:06:27","modified_gmt":"2023-09-01T13:06:27","slug":"evers-encourages-sexual-harassment-in-workplace","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wifamily.news\/?p=5343","title":{"rendered":"Evers Encourages Sexual Harassment in Workplace"},"content":{"rendered":"

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This is sexual harassment training 101<\/a>. People cannot date \u2013 much less live with \u2013 people in their direct chain of command. It is poisonous to the workplace and puts the organization at tremendous risk of legal hazard. In this case, it doesn\u2019t even appear that Gau and her partner fell in love while working in the same team. That happens and when it does, it is the responsibility for one of them to quit or transfer. But no. In this case, it looks like Gau brought her lover to her team and gave him\/her massive raises. This is clearly unethical and probably illegal.<\/p>\n

Evers doesn\u2019t care. He\u2019s the shingles of state government.<\/p>\n

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Gov.\u00a0Tony Evers<\/strong>\u00a0acknowledged that his office doesn\u2019t restrict supervisors from engaging in consensual romantic relationships with the staffers they oversee. Evers, a second-term Democrat, said he keeps a close eye on what is going on in his office, which has some 37 employees.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s a small group of people, and I monitor their performance on a regular basis,\u201d Evers said. \u201cOne of my jobs as governor is to monitor the performance of my staff, and I believe they are doing a good job.\u201d<\/p>\n

But a handful of Democrats have spoken to the\u00a0Journal Sentinel<\/strong>\u00a0in recent weeks to express their concerns that\u00a0Maggie Gau<\/strong>, Evers\u2019 powerful chief of staff, is \u2014 from all appearances \u2014 in a longtime romantic relationship with another senior employee whom she directly supervises.<\/p>\n

Evers refused to discuss that particular situation on Tuesday during a stop at\u00a0Greenwood Junior-Senior High School<\/strong>\u00a0in Clark County.<\/p>\n

\u201cI don\u2019t think it\u2019s anybody\u2019s goddamn business,\u201d Evers said. \u201cThat\u2019s the bottom line.\u201d<\/p>\n

Sources said the relationship was creating a difficult environment in Evers\u2019 office, especially because they believe no one can raise concerns to Gau about her partner. Asked about this, the governor said, \u201cThat\u2019s not accurate. It\u2019s as simple as that. No way.\u201d<\/p>\n

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The statement went on to say that the subordinate was appointed to a deputy\u2019s position at a pay of $62,000 a year in January 2019, a position that did not report directly to Gau but was still under her chain of command. The staffer was promoted by Evers to a top-level position that does report to Gau on Nov. 8, 2020, with an annual salary of $100,006. That pay was boosted to $112,008 per year in January \u2014 an 80% pay increase in four years.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n