ALBANY — A federal judge will allow a former employee at the state Office of Mental Health to proceed with a claim that she was raped by her supervisor at their office.
The ruling issued this week will allow the woman’s rape claim — which is in addition to claims that include sexual harassment, retaliation and workplace discrimination — to go forward.
The employee is seeking at least $3 million in damages in the case filed last year against the agency, where her claim says she was fired after telling her supervisor she planned to speak with human resources about the alleged assault…