Dozens of employees of the Washington Commanders were harmed for more than two decades because of a “toxic work culture” in which sexual harassment and bullying were pervasive, according to House Oversight Committee report.
Dozens of employees of the Washington Commanders were harmed for more than two decades because of a “toxic work culture," according to a scathing report released Thursday by the House Oversight Committee that also found team owner Daniel Snyder intimidated cooperative witnesses.
The report mentions attorney Beth Wilkinson, who Snyder initially commissioned to investigate the team’s workplace environment, a probe which was later taken over by the NFL. The Commanders’ lawyers added, “Today’s report does not advance public knowledge of the Washington Commanders workplace in any way. The team is proud of the progress it has made in recent years in establishing a welcoming and inclusive workplace, and it looks forward to future success, both on and off the field.
“Our report tells the story of a team rife with sexual harassment and misconduct, a billionaire owner intent on deflecting blame, and an influential organization that chose to cover this up rather than seek accountability and stand up for employees. To powerful industries across the country, this report should serve as a wake-up call that the time of covering up misconduct to protect powerful executives is over.
“The fruits of Mr. Snyder’s efforts were compiled into dossiers and used to make ‘several presentations’ to the NFL and Ms. Wilkinson to convince them that Mr. Snyder was not responsible for the Commanders’ toxic workplace culture,” the report said.“Mr. Snyder publicly assailed witnesses, refused to release former employees from their confidentiality obligations, and blocked the Committee’s access to tens of thousands of documents collected during the Wilkinson Investigation. Despite Mr.
Snyder’s lawyers sent an email to the committee staff on the eve of Allen’s deposition, the report said. The email contained a set of documents from Allen’s tenure with the team that Snyder’s lawyers deemed relevant to his deposition. The email suggested the documents be shared with Allen so that he would “have an opportunity to review them prior to his deposition,” the report said.“These emails, which were apparently collected from Mr.
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