Former Employees: Money Offered for Silence on WFT Culture

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Two women who allege they were sexually harassed while employed by the Washington Football Team also claim lawyers representing the franchise offered them money this year in exchange for their silence.

As reported by The Washington Post, which broke the WFT workplace sexual harassment story last year, no specific hush money figure was discussed. However, Emily Applegate, the first former employee to go public in the Post, expected it to be "disrespectfully low." The offer was conveyed by attorneys representing the team at Reed Smith law firm, through discussions with Lisa Banks, the lead attorney for female former team employees, the Post reported.

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