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Harassment claim puts supervision of off-channel comms in spotlight

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The federal lawsuit features allegations of harassment and supervisory failures.

An employee is suing her employer alleging she was subjected to years of unwanted sexual attention and threats by a male colleague.

She said his behavior persisted even after she reported it to a supervisor at his unit, and she described how the harassment was allegedly spread through the widespread