18
Uber has agreed to pay a $4.4 million fine to settle a 2017 charge from the U.S.
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission pertaining to sex discrimination and retaliation.
The investigation found reasonable cause to believe that Uber &permitted a culture of sexual harassment and retaliation against individuals who complained about such harassment,& the EEOC wrote in a press release today.
The EEOC launched the investigation following reports pertaining to Uber workplace while under the leadership of then CEO Travis Kalanick.
&We&ve worked hard to ensure that all employees can thrive at Uber by putting fairness and accountability at the heart of who we are and what we do,& Uber Chief Legal Officer Tony West said in a statement.
&I am extremely pleased that we were able to work jointly with the EEOC in continuing to strengthen these efforts.&
As part of the settlement, Uber will divvy up the $4.4 million to anyone who the EEOC determines experienced sexual harassment and/or retaliation at Uber after January 1, 2014.
Uber also agreed to establish a system to identify employees who have been the subject of more than one harassment complaint, as well as identify managers who have not responded to sexual harassment concerns in a timely manner.
For the next three years, Uber will also face monitoring by former EEOC Commissioner Fred Alvarez.
&This agreement holds Uber accountable, and, going forward, positions the company to innovate and transform the tech industry by modeling effective measures against sexual harassment and retaliation,& EEOC Commissioner Victoria Lipnic said in a statement.
Now, a claims administrator will send notices to every female employee who worked at Uber at any point between January 1, 2014 and June 30, 2019.
If that you, you&ll be able to respond to that notice to make your claim.
The EEOC will then determine who is eligible for monetary relief.
