Uber taps Eric Holder to investigate discrimination claims


  • TECH
  • Tuesday, 21 Feb 2017

FILE PHOTO Uber CEO Travis Kalanick speaks to students during an interaction at the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) campus in Mumbai, India, January 19, 2016. REUTERS/Danish Siddiqui/File Photo

Uber Technologies Inc appointed former US Attorney General Eric Holder to lead an independent review into claims of sexual harassment by a former software engineer. 

Arianna Huffington, head of human resources Liane Hornsey and Angela Padilla, the company’s associate general counsel, will also participate in the investigation, Uber chief executive officer Travis Kalanick wrote in a memo to employees on Feb 20. 

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