It's okay for New Orleans city officials to sexually harass their employees — unless it hurts productivity, the city’s Civil Service Commission says.

The commission did not question those findings against. In fact, they explicitly acknowledge the city council proved Johnson had assaulted employees over an 11-year period.

“The commission finds that the City Council has carried its burden of showing that Ms. Johnson engaged in instances of inappropriate behavior over an 11-year period,” the commission said.

But apparently in New Orleans government, that’s not enough to be fired. According to the commission, Johnson should be reinstated because “the City Council has failed to carry its burden showing that the complained-of conduct impaired the efficient operation of the Clerk of Council’s office.”

It is unclear what ratio of sexual assault to decline in worker productivity would trigger disciplinary action against an official.