Tuesday, June 27, 2017

Two Uber Drivers In LA Accused Of Sexual Assaults

Two drivers on ridesharing service Uber have been accused of two, separate sexual assault incidents in Los Angeles over the last week. One of the two women victims has filed a lawsuit alleging that Uber has a "toxic culture for women inside the company and for women riders on the road." The first incident involved a groping incident on June 9th. The second incident, reported on Monday, said that an Uber driver with a felony record took a passenger to a motel and sexually assaulted her, rather than driving her home, after she fell asleep in the car. The first lawsuit seeks to force Uber drivers to undergo criminal background checks, installation of dash cameras, and reporting on number of assaults linked through Uber's service. Taxicab companies have long argued that ridesharing services like Uber and Lyft fingerprint and background check their drivers, but Uber and Lyft have both fought fiercely around any such requirements, in part due to the high expense--and long delays--in background checks and fingerprinting.

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