October 23, 20247:13 AM PDT
(Reuters) – The U.S. Federal Reserve Board received 11 complaints against individuals alleging sexual harassment between 2020 and 2023 and disciplined nine staff members as a result, firing four of them, according to a document the central bank released to Reuters last month.
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The disclosure, first reported by Reuters, provides rare insight into how the central bank has handled sexual harassment cases that have not resulted in formal complaints which agencies are legally obliged to disclose under federal discrimination laws.
Between 2020 and 2023, the Board issued “last chance” warnings to four staff members for sexual harassment and fired another four for sexual harassment “and other work concerns,” according to the list, which…
