Uber has agreed to a $4.4 million settlement with the US Equal Employment Opportunity Commission over sexual discrimination charges, the agency announced
A 2017 sexual discrimination charge led to an EEOC investigation, which"found reasonable cause to believe that Uber permitted a culture of sexual harassment and retaliation against individuals who complained about such harassment," the release said.The money will be used to set up a class fund to compensate anyone the EEOC determines experienced sexual harassment or retaliation after January 1, 2014.
"I am extremely pleased that we were able to work jointly with the EEOC in continuing to strengthen these efforts."Uber declined to comment beyond West's statement.The federal probe into Uber's hiring practices, wages and sexual harassment began in August 2017 but only became public after a Wall Street Journal report in July 2018. Uber has been at the center of intense scrutiny over allegations of sexual harassment and its handling of such instances and its workplace culture.
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