An insider's take on Google's $310M harassment settlement

Google parent company Alphabet Inc. quietly signed a landmark settlement of a shareholder lawsuit last month, requiring the tech giant to change its corporate governance practices around stock purchase plans, nondisclosure agreements, employee discipline and executive coaching while committing $310 million to fund diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives over the next decade. The derivative suit, which was filed last year, addressed sexual harassment and separate data privacy claims after the…