Ex-aide in Minn. Senate sues state over firing after affair with leading Republican lawmaker

[maddezmom]

Source: AP

By Associated Press, Updated: Monday, July 23, 4:37 PM
ST. PAUL, Minn. — A former Minnesota Senate aide who was fired after having an affair with the chamber’s top Republican leader filed a lawsuit Monday saying he was treated unfairly and discriminated against because female employees involved in similar relationships didn’t lose their jobs.

Michael Brodkorb, 38, was fired in December from his $90,000-a-year job as the majority GOP caucus’ communications director after having an affair with then-Senate Majority Leader Amy Koch. She later resigned from her leadership post and declared she wouldn’t seek another term.

Brodkorb filed his lawsuit against the state of Minnesota, the Minnesota Senate and a top Senate administrative official, claiming an invasion of privacy, defamation and gender discrimination, among other things. The lawsuit seeks more than $50,000 — a standard figure in state civil lawsuits — but his attorneys have said they hope to get at least $500,000.

Brodkorb had been threatening a lawsuit for months, and as of mid-May, the Senate had already spent nearly $85,000 as it prepared to defend itself. Senate Majority Leader David Senjem said Monday that he was prepared to go to court rather than settle, so it is sure to spend more.


Read more: http://www.washingtonpost.com/national/ex-aide-in-minn-senate-sues-state-over-firing-after-affair-with-leading-republican-lawmaker/2012/07/23/gJQArH834W_story.html

[Angry Dragon]

1. republicans screw and screw up and then have to spend money

because they made a mistake
however they have no problem stateing how the state has no money for education, roads, or health care

let's dig this money out of their pockets and not make the taxpayers foot the bill for their stupidity

[myrna minx]

2. The Minnesota GOP is a total MESS right now. This is just one of the ongoing sagas.

[1StrongBlackMan]

3. I suspect ...

this suit will settle fairly quickly, on the urging of state officials, because in to prove the gender discrimination claim he will have to disclose the women having affairs and the officials (male and female) with whom these women had the affairs.

I'm pretty certain that there are some very concerned state officials who are not looking forward to some very uncomfort conversations with their spouses.

[kickysnana]

4. This was a ugly coup by some of the MN GOP; This is what I hoped would happen. n/t