'60 Minutes' producer complained of sexual harassment at CBS

A former “60 Minutes” producer accused her supervisors of sexual harassment in a complaint she filed last year with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission.

The producer’s complaint was one of 19 discrimination complaints logged with the federal agency against CBS between March 2015 and October 2016, according to a disclosure the company filed with the city.

The producer also accused the hallowed news show of journalistic ethical violations.

She said in her EEOC complaint that her bosses retaliated against her when she complained about sexual harassment and the unethical behavior.

The ex-“60 Minutes” producer — whom the Daily News is not identifying — declined to comment.

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The investigative show entered its 50th season this September and is considered the crown jewel of CBS News with an all-star team of reporters.

The producer’s complaint was filed in August 2016. The agency dismissed the complaint in January after it was unable to determine if a violation occurred.

After the dismissal, the producer had 90 days to file a lawsuit. CBS said that she never sued and it never settled with her.

The 19 other EEOC complaints — involving allegations of either sex, race, age or disability discrimination — were summarized in a mandatory disclosure that CBS made to the city as a prospective contractor earlier this year.

The city requires a contractor to disclose whether it has been the subject of a government investigation in recent years. The EEOC investigates employee allegations of workplace discrimination.

The CBS disclosure said three of the 19 complaints have been settled. One of the settled complaints involved unequal pay based on gender at a Dallas radio station.

Eight of the complaints remained open at the time of CBS’ filing.The eight other complaints were either dismissed and closed or they were closed after the statutory time to file a lawsuit expired.

One of the dismissed complaints was a sexual harassment allegation by an employee in Hawaii. The complaint did not involve the CBS news side.

The network has been reeling since Monday when the Washington Post reported its “CBS This Morning” show co-host Charlie Rose had harassed and made unwanted sexual advances on at least eight women. CBS fired Rose on Tuesday. The broadcaster was also cut from his PBS talk show.

CBS News declined to comment. “We are not going to comment for this story, but as we have said, and has been reported in the Washington Post, CBS News did not receive any sexual harassment claims about Charlie Rose,” a CBS News spokesman told The News.

But a former CBS employee said that sexual harassment at the Tiffany Network has been a problem for years.

“There’s been a culture for a long time,” the employee said. “They know. Everyone knows. They turn a blind eye when it comes to important men and their treatment of women in their 20s and early 30s.”

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