Court documents have proved that Google had paid its former Search Executive Amit Singhal, a total of USD 35 million in exit package. The package was given to him after the executive was allegedly forced to resign after an investigation regarding sexual assault.
The details regarding the exit package were revealed as part of a shareholder lawsuit against the company. The lawsuit followed a published report of payouts which the Google made to executives who were accused of sexual misconduct.
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On Monday, the redacted portions of the lawsuit complaint were made available which also included quotes from board committee meetings. A part of the minutes showed that Singhal had received two USD 15 million payments and a payment of at least USD 5 million as part of a separation agreement. It was in the year 2016 that Amit Singhal left the company.