(Des Moines, IA) — Iowa lawmakers are expressing their frustration with state department heads accused of creating a hostile work environment. The State Appeal Board Tuesday agreed to pay almost a million dollars to settle a lawsuit filed by a social worker at the Iowa Department of Human Services. Jennifer Jackson says her female supervisor made vulgar comments and grabbed the breasts of female employees. State Treasurer Michael Fitzgerald says every second grader should know how to behave yet the state keeps finding itself paying out big settlements.
