"Uber to pay $1.9m for sexual harassment claims", 22 Aug 2018

Uber is close to reaching a final settlement relating to several sexual harassment and discrimination claims.  The firm will pay $1.9m (£1.5m) to 56 current and former workers who claim they were victims of sexual harassment, or about $34,000 each...The payouts will be part of the ride-hailing company's total settlement of $10m agreed in March.  The US-based class action case is being led by two Latina engineers who allege they were paid less than their white, Asian and male colleagues.  The pair filed their legal claim against Uber in October 2017, claiming they suffered harassment and a hostile work environment due to their gender and ethnicity...[B]efore the payouts can be made the settlement needs to get court approval and members of the class action have a right to object.  No one has objected and only two people have dropped out of the process.  Uber said it agreed with the plaintiff's motion, and that the amounts it would have to pay out were "fair, reasonable, and adequate"...In addition to the legal case, Uber is being investigated by US authorities for gender discrimination...A hearing to make final approval of the settlement is due to be heard by a California court in November..