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Attorney Generals in Six States Admonish NFL Over Treatment of Women

The NFL is getting a stern warning from the attorney generals of six states including New York’s Letitia James over the football league’s handling of female employees in the workplace….

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LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA – FEBRUARY 14: NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell speaks to the media during the Super Bowl LVI head coach and MVP press conference at Los Angeles Convention Center on February 14, 2022 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Katelyn Mulcahy/Getty Images)

The NFL is getting a stern warning from the attorney generals of six states including New York's Letitia James over the football league's handling of female employees in the workplace.

The letter signed by James as well as AG's from  Illinois, Massachusetts, Minnesota, Oregon, and Washington State comes as Congress is investigating the National Football League over how it handled claims of sexual harassment at the Washington Commanders football team.

Per ESPN, "The letter ... cited ... a New York Times article that included allegations from more than 30 former NFL employees who said they experienced problems, including unwanted touching from male bosses; attending parties where prostitutes were hired; being passed over for promotions based on their gender, and being pushed out for complaining about discrimination.

'"The NFL must do better -- pink jerseys are not a replacement for equal treatment and full inclusion of women in the workplace,' the attorneys generals wrote."

Last month the NFL amended its Rooney Rule to include the hiring of women or minorities to offensive assistant coach positions.

Michael Cohen is the News and Sports Director at Fox Sports Radio New Jersey and Magic 98.3 FM, as well as a radio production assistant with Fox and Magic in New Jersey. He started his career in Somerset in 2018 initially as a news fill-in at WCTC 1450 AM, and soon moved up to higher responsibilities in the ensuing years, assuming News & Sports Director title in 2021Prior to his time with Fox Sports New Jersey, Michael was play-by-play voice for New Jersey Jackals baseball, and as well as play-by-play and color for the College of Staten Island basketball (men and women), softball and baseball. Michael began his career as a news and sportswriter with the Jersey Journal of Hudson County.