The news of Greyball comes as Uber struggles with several company mishaps and controversies, including allegations of sexual
harassment by a former employee and co-founder Travis Kalanick's outburst at one of the company's drivers.
The lawsuit comes after a week of grueling headlines for Uber, which has been dealing with claims of widespread sexism and sexual
harassment by a former employee.
Not exact matches
The chairman and CEO of the cable news network resigned Thursday, exiting with severe damage done to his career and reputation in the wake of multiple reported accusations of sexual
harassment by current and
former Fox News
employees.
Ailes was forced to resign from Fox News last month amid the fallout from Carlson's lawsuit and an investigation conducted
by parent company 21st Century Fox into a string of sexual
harassment allegations from current and
former network
employees.
At a packed meeting with
employees on Tuesday morning, Uber released 13 pages of recommendations compiled as part of an investigation into sexual
harassment and other wrongdoing conducted
by the
former attorney general Eric H. Holder Jr. and his law firm, Covington & Burling.
The reputation of Uber was hurt
by the allegations mounted
by a
former employee alleging sexual
harassment and bungling
by the human resources department.
Thinx has denied the
harassment allegations, made
by a
former employee in a legal complaint, and says other allegations about the company's culture are inaccurate.
Employment practices liability insurance, or EPLI as you may have heard it called, provides protection to companies who have
employees against claims
by current or
former employees for things like discrimination, wrongful termination, or sexual
harassment.
Former employees said the company's security team for many years was more focused on abuse
by real users, including racist and sexist content and orchestrated
harassment campaigns.
A
former senior official appointed
by Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo who resigned recently has been accused
by a
former state
employee of sexual
harassment and assault, according to a lawsuit filed in Federal District Court in Manhattan over the weekend.
Cuomo's call for Schneiderman's resignation was a contrast to his handling of allegations of sexual
harassment leveled against state Sen. Jeff Klein, who has been accused
by a
former employee of forcibly kissing her outside of an Albany bar.
Earlier this month, Sam Hoyt, a
former state assemblyman and top economic development official in the Cuomo administration, was fired after he was accused of sexual
harassment by a state
employee.
Instead, Silver signed a confidential agreement to settle complaints
by two
former staffers — which later sparked criminal and civil investigations that revealed sordid details about Lopez»
harassment of other
former employees.
A
former employee of a company co-founded
by genomics pioneer J. Craig Venter has filed a lawsuit alleging gender discrimination against the firm's female
employees — and alleging
harassment by Venter himself.
(At the time, it didn't help that he was embroiled in a sexual
harassment lawsuit
by former employee Whitney Wolfe, founder of new female - friendly dating app Bumble.)
Robert Cogburn,
former Naughty Dog developer who worked on Uncharted 4 and The Lost Legacy as Lead Multiplayer Designer, has been accused of sexual
harassment by former Naughty Dog
employee David Ballard.
The
former co-publisher of Artforum, Knight Landesman, has filed a motion in a New York court to dismiss a suit brought
by former Artforum
employee Amanda Schmitt who alleges that Landesman subjected her to sexual
harassment throughout and after her time at the magazine.
He also declined to comment on whether he was involved in a legal settlement for a sexual
harassment claim
by a
former employee in 2012.
Sexual
harassment in the workplace is in the spotlight after widespread publicity of claims
by a
former employee at technology firm Uber.
Chicago Labor & Employment partner Frank Saibert authored this column discussing gender - based
harassment claims
by the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission against a large warehouse club on behalf of
former Costco
employee.
Kistruck v Battersea Dogs» Home:
harassment on ground of sexual orientation Successfully represented Respondent in claim involving allegations that a lesbian junior
employee had been sexually harassed at work
by her lesbian boss, following the break up of their
former romantic relationship.
A lawsuit brought
by a
former Google
employee who says that the company's «bro culture» led to daily sexual
harassment...