Thursday, May 12, 2016
Dear Mr. Rush:Previously, Rush had told the Inlander, "I had not talked to [the two employees alluded to in the letter] since my termination."
It has come to my attention that you are repeatedly calling and harassing female employees at the City of Spokane since you were terminated from employment last week. A number of women have complained to the Human Resources department about your behavior and are receiving unwanted and harassing phone calls from you at their desk, during work hours.
This must cease immediately. While you are free to conduct business with the City as any other citizen does, you may not solicit female employees during work hours to go out on a date or spend time with you. The women you have contacted that have complained to us have made it abundantly clear to you that your calls and communication are unwanted and unwelcome. The Director of the Parks Department and the Supervisor and Manager of the Treatment Plant have contacted you directly on behalf of their employees and told you to stop calling.
If the City continues to hear from our employees that they are receiving unwelcome and unwanted calls from you during work hours, the City will support our employees seeking a necessary and appropriate no-contact order from the Court to prohibit this kind of behavior to protect our employees.
Dear Ms. Lowe:—-
I am in receipt of your letter of April 11, 2016. Due to delivery issues and other time constraints, I only opened and read it on April 24th.
The allegations made in your letter are categorically false. Should you continue to contact me with similar allegations or otherwise make such allegations about me to any third party, I will direct this matter to legal counsel.
Sincerely,
Richard Rush
Human Resource Director Heather Lowe's April 11 email concerning Richard Rush by DanielWalters
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