Former staffers and interns in Assemblywoman Tennille R. McCoy’s legislative office allege a pattern of severe psychological abuse, verbal mistreatment and intimidation, pressure to raise money while on the job, and demands to perform personal errands for the two-term Democratic lawmaker in a toxic workplace dating back to 2024.
The New Jersey Globe interviewed 22 individuals who worked for McCoy and corroborated claims of how she treated staff, and reviewed dozens of emails, text messages, contemporaneous notes, and a 47-minute body camera recording from a Hamilton Township police officer who responded to a 911 call from a frightened employee inside the assemblywoman’s legislative office.
The Office of Legislative Services and the Department of Labor are reviewing complaints filed against McCoy, and the New Jersey Globe learned that some issues have been referred to the Joint Legislative Committee on Ethical Standards, including claims that the legislator ran expenses through nonprofit groups…