Engineer says Uber hired firm to investigate her after she reported sexual harassment

Susan Fowler says Uber has hired a law firm to investigate her while company says inquiry's target is her published claims, 'not her personally'

The former Uber engineer who published a viral account of sexual harassment and discrimination said her former employer had hired a law firm to investigate her.

Susan Fowler, whose blogpost about sexism and misconduct sparked widespread debate about the mistreatment of women in Silicon Valley, said on Thursday that Uber was investigating her and that she had hired the law firm Baker Curtis & Schwartz to represent her.