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being aware- Ousted Hewlett-Packard Co. CEO Mark Hurd has settled allegations of sexual harassment lodged against him by a female contract worker for HP, a person with knowledge of the case told The Associated Press. The harassment accusation set off a chain of events that led to the discovery of allegedly falsified expense reports for dinners Hurd had with the woman and culminated in Hurd's forced resignation Friday from the world's largest technology company. The person familiar with the case told the AP late Satuday that Hurd agreed to pay the woman but would not reveal the size of the payment. The deal was reached Thursday, a day before Hurd's resignation. The settlement was between Hurd and his accuser and did not involve a payment from HP, this person said. This person was granted anonymity because they were not authorized to speak publicly about the issue. The nature of the harassment complaint could not be learned. Hurd and a lawyer representing the woman, whose identity could not be learned, said the relationship was not sexual. The woman was paid up to $5,000 per event to greet people and make introductions among executives attending HP events that she helped organize. HP's board of directors said its investigation found that Hurd listed other people as his dinner partners on expense reports when he'd been out with the woman. HP also claimed Hurd arranged for her to be paid for work she didn't do. |
