N.Y. Today: She Sued the State Over Harassment. Then the Gaslighting Began, She Said.

SEPTEMBER 7, 2019

Elizabeth D. Herman for The New York Times

New York paid Alexis Marquez's salary. But when she sued over harassment, the state offered an unexpected defense: She was never a state employee.

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