Uber, investigated for discrimination charge

Uber is the subject of an investigation by the US Commission for Equal Employment Opportunities (EEOC) for allegations of gender-based discrimination, given that the company for transport requests continues to struggle with the consequences of #MeToo Complaints.

The survey – which may lead to compensation payments and fines if illegality is established – began in August 2017, according to a person familiar with the company. Uber's sexual harassment issues were first exposed by Susan Fowler, a former software engineer last February.

The action of the EEOC adds to the list of federal investigations on what the company faces, with ongoing investigations into price transparency, the pots- de-wine abroad and intellectual property theft. Regulators are also investigating Uber's "greyball" tool to escape regulatory officials, its "Hell" campaign against rival Lyft and Uber employee management in the case of Rape victim in India.

Uber said that the company "continually improves" and that she "has made many changes over the last 18 months, including the implementation of a new market-based salary and capital structure, with the reform of our performance review process, publication of diversity and inclusion reports, and deployment of diversity and leadership training for thousands of employees in the world. "

The EEOC, who has not confirmed the case, invokes confidentiality, several complaints of sexual harassment have been filed against employers to across the country.

The commission may impose fines on companies with more than 500 employees up to a maximum of $ 300,000 per person. do, so that the amount of Uber fine depends on the number of people that any resulting claim can represent.

The investigation, which was reported by the Wall Street Journal is after a difficult week for Uber where the problems that shook the company last year seemed to be s & d Flourish again under the guidance of Dara Khorowshahi.

Last week, Liana Hornsey, director of human resources, resigned after

On Friday, the New York Times reported that employees had filed complaints about the fact that the director of Uber operations, Barney Harford had made insensitive comments about women and minorities. . Harford, whom Khosrowshahi has long known and hired for Uber in December, said he will be working with an executive instructor to address his "blind spots," according to the report.