RantCrush Top 5: June 7, 2017

After serious allegations of sexual harassment at Uber earlier this year, the company conducted an investigation. Yesterday, it was revealed that Uber fired 20 people as a result. The justifications include sexual harassment, discrimination, unprofessional behavior, retaliation, bullying, and threats to physical safety. In addition, many more employees will undergo training about how to behave at work. After former engineer Susan Fowler wrote a blog post about how the HR department at the tech company ignored her claims of sexual harassment, more women spoke out.

Uber has generally had a pretty bad year. A video of CEO Travis Kalanick screaming at a driver surfaced. News stories broke about Uber using a software trick to get around regulations in different cities. And drivers have long complained about being underpaid. So, will this move change anything at the major tech company?

“About 63% of Uber’s managers have no prior management experience.” @WSJ ….bold tactic by Uber..

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— APS (@aps_trader) June 7, 2017

Emma Von Zeipel

Emma Von Zeipel is a staff writer at Law Street Media. She is originally from one of the islands of Stockholm, Sweden. After working for Democratic Voice of Burma in Thailand, she ended up in New York City. She has a BA in journalism from Stockholm University and is passionate about human rights, good books, horses, and European chocolate. Contact Emma at EVonZeipel@LawStreetMedia.com.