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NEW: Google has settled its shareholder lawsuit. It includes $310 million for diversity workplace initiatives, reforms to board procedures and updated workplace policies https://t.co/ut6TM1ZuTI
— Daisuke Wakabayashi (@daiwaka) September 25, 2020
Accountability for this situation has been so slow and so meager. Dai published his story two years ago. https://t.co/gClqfXMHv8 https://t.co/oKa2QngP2x
— kate conger (@kateconger) September 25, 2020
He's been doing this for 20+ years, and warnings circulated about him in whisper networks for that long.
— Liz Fong-Jones (方禮真) (@lizthegrey) September 26, 2020
No matter how much he swears up and down that he's changed, or that they're "just rumors", he will make your organization a poisonous place to work. https://t.co/638hrsik6Z
The Google walkout happened ~2 years ago
— Meredith Whittaker (@mer__edith) September 25, 2020
Glad to see Google settlement stopping payouts to abusers, really ending forced arbitration, & limiting NDAs
It's small, it's late, & it's a lesson in the need to assess movements' success over years, not dayshttps://t.co/HHe7hvZhrQ
it still provides for reporting of incidents to the board, not to truly independent outsiders.
— Liz Fong-Jones (方禮真) (@lizthegrey) September 25, 2020
employees must be represented on the board, and there must be truly independent board members to exercise meaningful oversight. https://t.co/Qidd6icblT
This. ? While the board was terminating him, Rubin simply said “I want to talk to Larry.” Afterward got a golden parachute. Rubin was already toxic, so what leverage did he have to extract $150mn from Larry Page?
— Luther Lowe (@lutherlowe) September 25, 2020
PS - despite being “gone” Page has voting control over Alphabet https://t.co/vr4CCI23BE
Alphabet settles shareholder lawsuit- I am proud to be one of the 4 lead attorneys bringing this case. Settling it on the day RBG lies in state is meaningful. A move forward for diversity, equity and inclusion in #Silicon Valley. https://t.co/TLmLZxbuSq
— Ann Ravel (@AnnMRavel) September 25, 2020
Reminder that many abusers and harassers have a history and are repeat offenders who are very good at manipulating people into keeping secrets, so when people tell you about them believe early and often. https://t.co/40rWpaqcXx
— Jez Humble (@jezhumble) September 26, 2020
NEW: Alphabet has settled a shareholder lawsuit over alleged mishandling of sexual misconduct by execs. The company says it will eliminate mandatory arbitration and limit Google’s use of non-disclosure agreements, among other policy changes. https://t.co/99nnGQW4o6
— Jennifer Elias (@jenn_elias) September 25, 2020
Baby steps: Google bans severance and stock sale bans during sexual harassment investigations, ends mandatory arbitration, limits NDAs. Commits $310 million for outside diversity, equity and inclusion advisory council. Who they hire will reveal its intent https://t.co/2ODEIFEf0v
— Ellen K. Pao (@ekp) September 26, 2020
What I find wrong about this settlement is that nothing seems to go to the victims. https://t.co/4cw2zsHII2
— Martin Varsavsky (@martinvars) September 25, 2020
whoa, I've healed enough that I momentarily blanked on my rapist's name.
— Liz Fong-Jones (方禮真) (@lizthegrey) September 25, 2020
It's Richard DeVaul (@rdevaul). After resigning from Google & deleting his Twitter after that story, he's back on tech twitter, and is the CTO of a company called Prometheus Fuels, according to his LinkedIn https://t.co/gNvpEWdZmB
One more thought about today's Google settlement - The person who has never had to answer for his role in the exit packages for Andy Rubin is Larry Page. He rammed it through the board, handed Rubin $150 million of stock in the middle of an investigation into his behavior 1/x
— Daisuke Wakabayashi (@daiwaka) September 25, 2020
This blog post makes it sound like Google underwent this internal review of its own accord. No. They were exposed in the press and then sued.
— ???? ?????????. (@GregBensinger) September 25, 2020
This is a settlement of a lawsuit. https://t.co/vdorA0hgHV
Alphabet settles a shareholder lawsuit that accused the board of mishandling sexual misconduct by its execs
— Hamza Shaban (@hshaban) September 25, 2020
— The settlement also eliminates mandatory arbitration and limits Google’s use of non-disclosure agreements for employees involved in these cases https://t.co/yrM1glL30I
Google settles sexual harassment lawsuit for $310 million — more impact from @daiwaka's reporting on the Rubin case https://t.co/ibbbASQGZN
— kate conger (@kateconger) September 25, 2020
Flashback to the lawsuit accusing Alphabet's board of failing in its duties by approving big payments to execs accused of harassment and saying nothing about it. https://t.co/Oc2PnRV1Sv https://t.co/8tsRC8kdTs
— Shira Ovide (@ShiraOvide) September 25, 2020
Unfortunately no consequences for Eric Schmidt.
— Heather Gold (@heathr) September 25, 2020
Except he left the Board in 2019 and is now advising Cuomo about NY schools. https://t.co/oYyCvqqbyU
This blog post makes it sound like Google underwent this internal review of its own accord. No. They were exposed in the press and then sued.
— ???? ?????????. (@GregBensinger) September 25, 2020
This is a settlement of a lawsuit. https://t.co/vdorA0hgHV
Alphabet settles shareholder lawsuit: The settlement eliminates mandatory arbitration, limits use of non-disclosure agreements, and prohibits severance to any employee, including a senior executive, terminated for sexual harassment or misconduct. https://t.co/JInqyBfiyk
— Deepak Gupta (@deepakguptalaw) September 26, 2020
Alphabet settles shareholder lawsuit- I am proud to be one of the 4 lead attorneys bringing this case. Settling it on the day RBG lies in state is meaningful. A move forward for diversity, equity and inclusion in #Silicon Valley. https://t.co/TLmLZxbuSq
— Ann Ravel (@AnnMRavel) September 25, 2020
$GOOGL | Alphabet Settles Shareholder Lawsuit Over Alleged Mishandling Of Sexual Misconduct By Execs - @CNBChttps://t.co/zICqkv7UTO
— LiveSquawk (@LiveSquawk) September 25, 2020