The disciplinary measures against Wasilla Republican Sen. David Wilson include travel restrictions, a requirement that Wilson shows he grasps human resources policy and legislative protocol and training on retaliation.
Wilson was alleged to have put a cellphone between the legs of a female House aide during a new conference. He denied doing this and a review by the Legislature's human resources manager, Skiff Lobaugh, found that Wilson did not run afoul of the Legislature's policy on sexual harassment.
But the review concluded that Wilson placed the aide in a "stressful no-win predicament" by calling for House Speaker Bryce Edgmon and House Rules Chair Gabrielle LeDoux to vacate their leadership roles for statements each allegedly made about the investigation.
Lobaugh heard from the House aide about her concern that Wilson's call for Edgmon to step down could impact her and her position. That's because if Edgmon lost his leadership position that could result in the House aid losing pay or work.
"Statements that infer, or that may be perceived to infer, that a witness should be punished for participating in a law investigation may be deemed retaliatory," Lobaugh noted.