
Uber was fined $59 million over sexual assault data. Now it may pay just $150,000
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Uber has struck a deal with a California regulator that would drastically reduce a substantial fine against the company for failing to hand over data on sexual assault incidents on its platform.
The California Public Utilities Commission previously fined Uber (UBER) $59 million in December 2020 and threatened to suspend its license to operate in the state after the company did not comply with a request for sexual assault data. But that fine has now been slashed to just $150,000, according to a proposed agreement filed Thursday. The reduced fine is part of a broader deal resulting from months of discussions between Uber, the CPUC's Consumer Protection and Enforcement Division and Rape, Abuse & Incest National Network, a nonprofit organization. The deal is pending approval by an administrative law judge as well as the CPUC.More Related News