Uber accused of silencing women who claim sexual assault by drivers
▻https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2018/mar/15/uber-class-action-lawsuit-sexual-assault-rape-arbitration
Court records reveal company says women must settle through arbitration, a move critics say stops the public from learning of rapes Uber is trying to force women who say they were sexually assaulted by drivers to resolve their claims behind closed doors rather than in the courts, a move that critics say silences victims and shields the company from public scrutiny. Court records in a California class-action lawsuit revealed that the ride-sharing firm has argued that female passengers who (...)
