Details continue to trickle out of HP’s Mark Hurd-shaped wound, with a “person close to the investigation” telling the Associated Press that Jodie Fisher claimed sexual harassment charges after she ceased receiving work offers from HP following her rebuffal of Hurd’s sexual advances.
Recently resigned HP CEO Mark Hurd has purportedly settled with his accuser out of court, sources told Reuters this weekend. The settlement reportedly ends legal proceedings, as the woman, a former HP contractor, has agreed to drop all complaints.
HP CEO Mark Hurd has resigned over a sexual harassment allegation levelled by a former HP contractor. The company says an investigation by outside counsel showed no sexual harassment violation, though there were violations of HP’s Standards of Business Conduct.
After her jackass ex-boyfriend created fake profiles on Yahoo! to persuade other men to call her repeatedly for sexual favours, Cecilia Barnes found little help from Yahoo! in having them removed.
