Eli Lilly and Co. corporate headquarters in Indianapolis in 2017. Elling alleges she resigned from the company in 2019 after receiving a “veiled threat” of termination from O'Neail and said she faced retaliation for reporting Pusey’s behavior to Lilly’s human resources department. It was the latest example in a string of large business executives being fired or stepping down because of allegations of inappropriate behavior. Indiana-based Lilly is one of the county’s largest pharmaceutical companies and made $25.5 billion in revenue last year. Further ReadingEli Lilly’s CFO Josh Smiley Resigns Over Inappropriate Relationship With Employee (Forbes)

Source: Forbes March 30, 2021 18:00 UTC