Alphabet’s Board Of Directors Sued For Allegedly Covering Up Sexual Harassment Claims

James Martin, a shareholder of Alphabet, the parent company of Google, is suing the company’s board members for allegedly covering up sexual harassment claims about their executives which include Andy Rubin, an Android creator. Rubin then received an exit package of $90 million together with a “hero’s farewell” after an internal investigation on his behavior was carried out.

On Thursday, an Alphabet shareholder filed the lawsuit at the California state court. In the lawsuit, this shareholder claimed that the board members as well as top executives from the company, including co-founders Sergey Brin and Larry Page, did not maintain their responsibility by letting the harassment happen.

The complaint reads:

Back in October, the New York Times released more details on the allegation which led to the dismissal of Robin from his position at the firm. The complaint is about how he pressured a woman, who was having an extramarital affair with him, to perform oral sex. According to the Times’ report, after the company discovered that the credibility of the complaint of the woman through an internal investigation, the company gave Rubin an exit package of $90 million for him to be dismissed from his position.

After the news about Rubin’s sexual harassment claims came out, editor and blogger, Evan Blass expressed his strong disapproval via a post on his Twitter account.

In November, Google employees across the globe marched to protest the sexual harassment misconduct in the company.