Latino Business Group Weighs Harassment Allegation Against C.E.O.
He said in the Texas court filing that Ms. Vaca, a chamber board member at the time
that Ms. Nicholas’s allegations surfaced, put Ms. Nicholas up to fabricating a sexual harassment claim in exchange for a promise that Ms. Nicholas could replace Mr. Palomarez as the chamber’s chief executive.
Javier Palomarez, the chamber’s president and chief executive, has been accused of
sexual harassment by his former chief of staff, the woman said in an interview.
Her allegations of financial impropriety led foundation directors to reduce Mr. Palomarez’s responsibilities, according to foundation board minutes,
and the chamber’s directors to consider forcing his resignation last fall, according to chamber board minutes and to people close to the board.
Mr. Palomarez also has been accused by a chamber board member of padding his own
pay, according to a Texas court filing and the people close to the board.