file in Santa Clara County by James Martin , a Google shareholder , the complaint confirms much of what was reported by the New York Timeslast October . Employee scandal over the generous parcel gift to Rubin — which also included $ 150 million in broth — sparked a aggregate walkout , which has thus far led to a few changes in how the companystructures its contractswith employees . For his part , Martin ’s gripe is that he consider the payouts ( and failure to give away the reason for the departure of these executives ) constitute a severance of fiduciary tariff .
The suit details both the John Cash and stock grants to Rubin and claim that “ Larry Page made the decision to sanction the $ 150 million in equity awards directly , by himself , without the prior approval or participation of the Board or LDCC [ Leadership , Development and Compensation Committee ] . ”
Singhal , on the other hand , was accused of groping an employee in 2015 while inebriated at a “ bibulous ” party “ attended by dozens of fellow . ” He accord to resign , an in return receive a $ 45 million exit package and an accord not to work for a competitor . The suit claims : “ The LDCC continue its recitation of cover up up the real reason forSinghal ’s loss by describing Singhal ’s departure as follow : ‘ On 26‐Feb‐16 , Amit Singhal ( SVP , Search ) go out Google to centre on philanthropic activities . ’ ”
Singhal after take on an executive position with Uber and was dismissed after it wasrevealedhe’d failed to bring out the investigation into his alleged misconduct . According to the newly unsealed papers , Google at last paid him $ 15 million , bringing the total immediate payment payout to Rubin and Singhal to $ 105 million .
“ There are serious consequences for anyone who behave unsuitably at Google , ” a Google spokesperson differentiate Gizmodo in a financial statement , “ In late year , we ’ve made many changes to our workplace and claim an progressively hard billet on inappropriate conduct by people in position of authority . ”
update with comment from Google
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