West also noted that Uber’s new CEO Dara Khosrowshahi has introduced a new mantra to employees: “We do the right thing, period.” Referencing her recently saying that “sexual predators often look for a dark corner,” he concluded with, “Our message to the world is that we need to turn the lights on.” With that in mind, we’re making some important changes today.” The changes, detailed in his blog post, include eliminating mandatory arbitration and confidentiality provisions for individual sexual assault/harassment claims and publishing safety transparency reports including data on sexual assaults and other incidents. West went on, “Uber is not immune to this deeply rooted problem, and we believe that it is up to us to be a big part of the solution. The last 18 months have exposed a silent epidemic of sexual assault and harassment that haunts every industry and every community.” And it’s clear that sexual violence remains a huge problem globally. At that scale, our service ultimately reflects the world in which we operate-both the good and the bad. It requires self-reflection and a willingness to challenge orthodoxies of the past.”Īddressing the lawsuits by nine women alleging sexual assault by Uber drivers, West wrote, “Every day, Uber connects 15 million trips around the world. West said in an interview when he joined Uber, “Fostering a culture of compliance is going to be one of my top priorities.” He wrote in a recent blog post, “… maintaining the public’s trust, and earning back the respect of customers we’ve lost through our past actions and behavior, is about more than new products and policies. The changes included new hiring practices and new reporting requirements to handle harassment complaints. Along with colleagues at law firm Covington & Burling, Holder spent months investigating Uber’s internal culture. Holder Jr., according to The Washington Post. Last summer, Uber underwent a massive corporate overhaul, adopting 47 recommendations put forward by former U.S. Among them were a trade secrets lawsuit with Alphabet Inc., Google’s parent company, settled for $245 million in February, and one filed by three Latina engineers alleging discrimination based on race and gender, settled for $10 million in March. Tony West joined Uber last October as its Chief Legal Officer, a key position at the company in the face of numerous lawsuits and federal investigations.
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