Uber board sued for cutting corners on compliance, leading to sexual harassment lawsuits

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June 22 (Reuters) – Uber Technologies’ board of directors was sued on Monday by shareholders, who accused management and directors of having “knowingly cut compliance corners in the name of growing the company,” leading to thousands of lawsuits from victims of sexual assault and harassment.

The lawsuit was filed in San Francisco federal court.

Uber Chief Executive Dara Khosrowshahi is among the defendants.

(Reporting by Jonathan Stempel in New York; Editing by Mark Porter)

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