CT House Republican Office Faces Lawsuit from Ex-Employee Over Alleged Gender, Disability-Based Discrimination

A former employee of the Connecticut General Assembly has filed a lawsuit against the CGA House Republican Office alleging gender and disability-based discrimination, retaliation and a hostile work environment during her tenure.

The civil lawsuit alleges that as early as June of 2021, former press secretary Alicia Mucha was subject to discrimination, harassment and retaliation perpetrated by the office through her supervisor Greg MacKinnon and House Republican Chief of Staff Jen Skehan, which ultimately led to Mucha’s constructive discharge in July of 2022.

“The discriminatory and harassing conduct was embarked upon by plaintiff’s supervisors and was conducted in an open, hostile manner which was fully recognized, tolerated, acknowledged, condoned, approved, ratified and, in effect, encouraged by defendant (the House Republican Office), through its agents, servants and employees, in such a way as to create a hostile work environment towards female employees,” the complaint says.

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