Civil Litigation,
Government
Oct. 20, 2017
Women’s Sacramento protests draw attention to lawsuits, stalled legislation
Two women — an attorney and a member of the state Assembly — are fighting separate battles to draw attention to sexual harassment of female Capitol staffers.
Davis-based law firm head Mary-Alice Coleman, left, and Republican Assemblywoman Melissa Melendez of Lake Elsinore have been fighting separate battles against sexual harassment of female workers in the Capitol.
SACRAMENTO — Recent allegations of sexual harassment in California’s Capitol may be a surprise to some.
Not to attorney Mary-Alice Coleman or Assemblywoman Melissa Melendez, R-Lake Elsinore.
The two women don’t know each other. But each has been fighting a separate battle for years to draw attention to harassment of Capitol staff.
Coleman has filed multiple pers...
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