Google agreed to pay $135 million in exit packages to two executives who left after being accused of sexual harassment, according to a lawsuit
Google agreed to pay $135 million in exit packages to two top executives who left the company after being accused of sexual harassment and covered up the reasons for their departures, according to a complaint filed in a lawsuit unsealed Monday.
The former executives, Andy Rubin and Amit Singhal, oversaw some of the company’s most important and profitable arms. Mr. Rubin, who left in 2014, created the company’s crucial Android software, while Mr. Singhal, who departed in 2016, headed search.
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