Overview

• Cynthia Moreno filed suit in Sacramento County Superior Court naming Speaker Robert Rivas and his brother Rick, alleging bribery and other ethical violations.
• She says she was denied a pay raise, stripped of duties, and ultimately fired after reporting sexual harassment in 2024 and later submitting a bribery complaint in 2025.
• The Assembly Rules Committee says the Workplace Conduct Unit substantiated that Moreno repeatedly made inappropriate sexual comments and cited lack of candor and her high-profile role in terminating her.
• Rivas’ campaign says he had no role in Moreno’s employment and recused from the matter, calls the lawsuit meritless, and a Rules Committee official labels her complaint a fabrication while saying the probe was independent.
• Moreno seeks reinstatement, back pay and benefits, and a public apology, and the parties dispute whether her earlier harassment report was substantiated.