Uber Ditches Forced Arbitration of Sexual Harassment Complaints By Its Employees

Employees of Uber won’t any longer be compelled to take their sexual harassment complaints to arbitration, the ridesharing company announced.

The move appears to be in response to the #MeToo Movement of shining a light on sexual misconduct, and follows a similar move by Microsoft to allow employees to sue the company for sexual harassment, rather than handle the matter behind closed doors.

Uber employees complaining of gender and racial discrimination will still have to submit to arbitration.

There’s a bill pending in California to bar companies from requiring workers to settle complaints in arbitration.