"Former employee sues Uber for sexual harassment, discrimination", 21 May 2018

A former Uber software engineer is suing the company over claims that she experienced sexual harassment, racial discrimination and pay inequity while working there.  Ingrid Avendaño, who worked for Uber from February 2014 to June 2017, filed her lawsuit Monday in California Superior Court.  It comes a week after Uber said it would eliminate its forced arbitration policy for survivors of sexual assault and harassment...Among the claims in Avendaño's lawsuit: Uber did not do enough to address allegations of harassment...She also claimed that...she witnessed other employees who made inappropriate comments and shared sexually explicit content at work.  Avendaño says she endured emotional and physical stress...She eventually resigned "because Uber's failure to take effective remedial measures threatened Avendaño's already compromised emotional and physical health."...Avendaño also wants Uber to be ordered to provide equal employment opportunities...This is not Avendaño's first legal action against Uber.  Last year, she was one of three plaintiffs who sued Uber for wage discrimination...CEO Dara Khosrowshahi has enacted many new policies since joining Uber in August 2017.  His tenure started after Avendaño left the company...Avendaño, who is Latina, also made claims of pay inequity in her lawsuit...The company has said it has resolved such issues...