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