The company said the firings, which included some senior executives, were for sexual harassment, discrimination, unprofessional behavior, retaliation, bullying and physical safety issues. For corporate allegations of sexual harassment and misconduct to lead to firing 20 people, I know of no comparable corporate action. It’s unprecedented," said Debra Katz, a partner with Katz Marshall & Banks, a Washington-based firm specializing in defending sexual harassment claims. Her accusations prompted a barrage of criticism over sexual harassment and a discriminatory work environment. In the post, Fowler, a site-reliability engineer, detailed a horrifying year in which her sexual harassment claims were ignored by Uber's human resources department and upper management.

Source: Washington Post June 06, 2017 18:37 UTC