Sexual harassment on the job. Sexual harassment on the job. (Photo: Photographee.eu/Shutterstock.com)

Editor's Note: The claims against the defendant, Ward Bennett, have been dismissed. 

A former employee of Stamford's Cross Insurance has sued the company and its corporate offices in Maine, claiming she had to have sex with her supervisor to keep her job.

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