Legislative staffer sues Nebraska Legislature for response to sexual harassment report

By: Erin Bamer

Outlets: Nebraska Examiner

Published: October 8, 2026

Words: 688

Last Updated: 1 week, 2 days ago

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LINCOLN — A legislative staffer filed a complaint against the Nebraska Legislature, accusing lawmakers of violating their workplace harassment policy in their response to an alleged groping incident last year.

The complaint, filed in Lancaster District Court Wednesday, centers on an end-of-session party in 2025, where a legislative staffer claims former state Sen. Dan McKeon of Amherst made a sexually charged remark, saying “he hoped that she wasn’t going to Hawaii to ‘get lei’d’” and …

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