Uber faces new probe over alleged gender discrimination in hiring practices

Enlarge / Dara Khosrowshahi, chief executive officer of Uber, arrives at the Sun Valley Resort for the annual Allen & Company Sun Valley Conference, July 10, 2018 in Sun Valley, Idaho. (credit: Drew Angerer/Getty Images)

The United States Equal Employment Opportunity Commission has opened a formal investigation into the hiring and employment practices of Uber.

According to The Wall Street Journal, the probe has been going on since August 2017. It seeks to reveal whether there is a pay disparity between male and female employees, among other labor concerns.

Uber did not immediately respond to Ars' question as to how many federal inquiries the company currently faces, but the company told multiple media outlets in a statement that Uber has "made a lot of changes in the last 18 months" and that it had added new "diversity and leadership training" worldwide.

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