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RENO, Nev. (AP) — A lawyer for two women who filed a sexual harassment lawsuit against the city of Reno says they have agreed to settle the case for $300,000.
The Reno Gazette-Journal reports the settlement was reached late last week but must be approved by the city council during a public meeting Sept. 23.
The suit filed in 2017 claimed former City Manager Andrew Clinger created a hostile work environment.
His former assistant, Maureen McKissick, said she suffered reprisals after she accused Clinger of having an inappropriate relationship with another female manager.
Ex-city communications director Deanna Gescheider said Clinger rubbed her thigh during a management meeting and wanted her to destroy suggestive messages he sent her.
Attorney Mark Mausert says they were very brave to stand up in defense of a woman's right to be free from sexual harassment in the workplace.
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