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Uber Tightens US Driver Background Checks as Sexual Assault Cases Mount
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Uber Tightens US Driver Background Checks as Sexual Assault Cases Mount

Bloomberg Tech · Jun 26, 2026, 6:30 PM · Also reported by 2 other sources

Uber Technologies Inc. is tightening driver background checks in the US and applying the new standards retroactively to existing workers, the company’s latest response to a wave of sexual-assault lawsuits brought by passengers.

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