Posted on 11/01/2011 6:03:22 PM PDT by Steelfish
November 1, 2011 Cain Accuser Wants to Tell Story, Lawyer Says By MICHAEL D. SHEAR and JIM RUTENBERG The lawyer for one of the two women who accused Herman Cain of sexual harassment said Tuesday that she wanted to come forward but was bound by a confidentiality agreement with the National Restaurant Association.
The lawyer, Joel P. Bennett of Washington, said in an interview that his client was calling upon the association to release her from the confidentiality agreement so that she could speak publicly about what happened with Mr. Cain.
“He’s no longer an employee of the National Restaurant Association, so the National Restaurant Association could argue that well, he’s no longer an employee so it doesn’t bind” the women, Mr. Bennett said.
Appearing on Fox News on Tuesday evening, shortly after The Washington Post first reported Mr. Bennett’s comments, Mr. Cain declined to call on the restaurant association to release the woman from the agreement.
“I just found out about this today,” Mr. Cain said. “I can’t give you a definitive answer on that until we consult with our attorneys.”
Mr. Cain said that there could be “legal implications” if the women involved were released from the confidentiality agreements. He did not say what those implications might be. He also said he did not think that he had waived confidentiality by talking about the incidents.
“I never used the name,” he said. “I don’t believe that I have.”
(Excerpt) Read more at thecaucus.blogs.nytimes.com ...
It is unfortunate but gender and racial politics have made it very difficult to be a senior male executive in an organization. today. The threat of a false accusation by the ambitious, the threatened, and the incompetent does affect how male executives manage female and minority employees. Many executives undergo training helping them with the language of political correctness so they don’t put themselves in the situation Cain found himself in.
To protect themselves some executives prefer glass walled “fishbowl” offices. With witnesses walking by and looking it is is difficult for potential accusers to complain of physical advances when meeting one-on-one with the executive. I know male supervisors who will not allow themselves to be alone behind closed doors with a female peer or subordinate, much less travel with one. They know when an accusation is made, no matter how baseless, political correctness demands the burden of proof be on the accused, not the accuser. A charge of harassment or racial insensitivity is a career destroyer. No matter what the findings of an internal investigation, the manager will always be tainted.
I grew up in Maryland, where "Hon" is a pronoun, or at least it used to be--used by either gender for the other.
Excellent catch!
A very sad state of affairs.
And this also hurts the female and minority employees who are not looking to use these political tools against their bosses, and who do want to advance on their merits.
But, this is the typical result of Democrat/Communist policies.
Let her her testify after she gives back the settlement payment with interest.
SWEENEY, DAWN
OAKTON,VA 22124
NATIONAL RESTAURANT ASSOCIATIO/PRES
2/18/10
$2,500
Haley’s PAC (R)
SWEENEY, DAWN
OAKTON,VA 22124
NATIONAL RESTAURANT ASSOCIATION/PRe
3/26/10
$2,400
Schumer, Charles E (D)
SWEENEY, DAWN M
OAKTON,VA 22124
NATIONAL RESTAURANT ASSOCIAT/CEO
2/25/11
$1,000
Boehner, John (R)
SWEENEY, DAWN M
OAKTON,VA 22124
NATIONAL RESTAURANT ASSN/CEO
3/31/10
$1,000
Miller, Craig S (R)
SWEENEY, DAWN M
OAKTON,VA 22124
NATIONAL RESTAURANT ASSOCIATION/PRE
6/10/10
$1,000
Reid, Harry (D)
SWEENEY, DAWN M
OAKTON,VA 22124
NATIONAL REST ASSOC/PRESIDENT
12/17/07
$1,000
Tinsley, Edward R (R)
SWEENEY, DAWN M
OAKTON,VA 22124
NATIONAL RESTAURANT ASSN/CEO
6/30/10
$500
Miller, Craig S (R)
SWEENEY, DAWN M
OAKTON,VA 22124
NATIONAL RESTAURANT ASSOCIATION/PRE
12/10/09
$500
Reid, Harry (D)
SWEENEY, DAWN M MRS
OAKTON,VA 22124
NATIONAL REST ASSOC/PRESIDENT
5/28/08
$500
Tinsley, Edward R (R)
Now, she sees the opportunity for a 6-figure check to tell her story to the press, and she wants to be let out of the confidentiality agreement.
Mr. Cain: Don't do it. She got a check the first time, don't let her get another check.
That it the epitome of the entitlement class. Ready to sue anyone, anywhere, anytime, for anything.
Don't release her from the confidentiality agreement!!
Your story just shows how absolutely nuts this “sexual harassment” crap has become.
To me sexual harassment is “sleep with me if you want to get ahead”....not “you look nice today”.
I hate lawyers!
The enemy of my enemy is my candidate.
We are at war for the survival of our Sacred Republic. First Palin, now this. Let's Fight! We shall fight the MSM and Obama on the beaches, we shall fight on the landing grounds, we shall fight in the fields and in the streets, we shall fight in the hills; we shall never surrender!
They've been looking desperately for something, anything, to use as the 'news' to blow that story off the front page.
The whole deal is a two-fer, because it might scuff up the one guy in the race who can hand Obama his hindparts.
Not necessarily. 5 figures only means between 10k and 99k. If this was a serious complainant it would be 6 figures at least. The suggestion that this was more of an exit package or severance package is very possible.
Remember, 17 years ago this stuff was still in it’s infancy and claims and settlements abounded. Once the claim was filed, the victim could always claim additional harassment. Then and now many complainants are given exit packages to prevent additional problems.
Makes sense.
Here's a problem though. This woman isn't going to talk ~ ever! ~ without some big bucks dropping in her lap.
My experience with AARP lawyers is they are ethically challenged people to start with else they'd have honest jobs with big firms.
Just another whore on the side of the Marxists. They’d sell their soul to keep Zer0 in the W.H. So what’s new.
There doesn't need to be fault in order to settle out of court. The company may simply want the matter to go away, and it's cheaper to settle than to prove no-fault.
There was no suit filed, it was all handled between the company and the attorney.
Hopefully, we will know all the gory details within a month. But for now, all we have is some vague info and speculation.
And the lawyer is saying he doesn’t remember the details of the case or the amount of the settlement.
But everyone expects Cain to remember these details instantly.
These people are pathetic. I sure hope they have to answer for what they are doing to this country to a higher power someday.
Oh so true. When a case like this comes out, all women in the workplace suffer a bit. More stress all the way around. But so what, 'the end justifies the means' doesn't it?
Another case of misogyny from the dems. Oh yes, they 'care' about women. Why do women vote for democrats? Especially college educated women. Did they forget about Clinton when they voted for Obama? Did they forget about the perpetuation of poverty by the democrats, starting with Lyndon Johnson and the 'Great Society'? So many areas where the dems have abused women. . I just don't get it.
Hmmm!!!HHHH!!H
As a rule when you end up with something positive for your client/customer you know you can file it NOW and never worry about any blowback. If you end up with something negative for your client/customer, you have a high probability of needing to get back to that file sooner rather than later.
Coming at this time (well over a month after Cain started moving ahead in the polls) I'm guessing this case was buried for good by the woman's lawyer because ~ SHE WAS LUCKY TO GET OUTTA THERE WITH THE CONTENTS OF HER DESK TOP DRAWER.
She complained about the wrong guy to the wrong personnel officer about something totally without merit.
Selling her story to the highest bidder? Going on the talk show circuit? Once a money grubber, always a money grubber. Hope she or the lawyer talks before getting released to discuss the case. Book ‘em, Dano.
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