California fines Uber for failure to cooperate with assault probe
Reuters
Published Dec 14, 2020 05:29PM ET
Updated Dec 14, 2020 11:20PM ET
(Reuters) - Ride-hailing firm Uber Technologies (NYSE:UBER) Inc was fined $59 million on Monday for failing to provide the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) with information on certain sexual assault and harassment claims.
Uber's permit could be suspended if it fails to pay the penalty within 30 days, according to the ruling. (https://
The administrative judge last year ordered Uber to answer questions regarding a safety report it released in 2019, which contained details of sexual assault cases that had occurred in the United States during 2017, 2018 and 2019 on trips taken using its ride-hailing platform.
"The CPUC has been insistent in its demands that we release the full names and contact information of sexual assault survivors without their consent," Uber said in a statement. "We opposed this shocking violation of privacy, alongside many victims' rights advocates."
While the CPUC has stated that the information can now be anonymous, Uber is still liable to pay the fine.
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