Sexual harassment settlement didn't stop these retired California state workers from coming back
The sexual harassment lawsuit involving a premier state board fills 11 volumes, its overstuffed red folders wedged into a cardboard box and stored at an off-site warehouse in Sacramento County.
The case against the Medical Board of California and five senior managers dragged on for five years before settling in 2010 for $750,000.
The story, however, did not end there.
Despite the lawsuit’s startling allegations – which described a workplace filled with after-hours trysts, favoritism, offensive comments and racial discrimination – the central defendant in the case continued to prosper in state government.
Jerry Smith, formerly the medical board’s supervising investigator, was granted a medical retirement in 2003, then returned in 2007 as a retired annuitant, collecting more pay. He left the Contractors State License Board in August 2017, according to the Controller's Office.
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