SAN FRANCISCO: Uber Technologies Inc. will establish a $4.4 million fund to settle a federal investigation into allegations that the San Francisco company allowed a rampant culture of sexual harassment , the U.S.
"A claims administrator will send notices to women who worked at Uber between Jan. 1, 2014, and June 30, 2019.
The commission initiated the investigation after a former Uber engineer wrote a widely circulated blog post exposing sexual harassment at the company, including propositions from her boss.
As part of its bid to increase transparency, Uber revealed earlier this month that more than 3,000 sexual assaults were reported during its U.S. rides in 2018.
Drivers and riders were both attacked in the reported assaults, and some of the assaults occurred between riders. | To read full story, visit https://startuparound.com/read/1576731606.342838/Uber-to-pay-$4.4-million-to-end-federal-sex-harassment-probe?ref=audio_experience