SAN FRANCISCO – A former employee of ride-hailing company Uber alleges he was terminated in retaliation for reporting purportedly unlawful conduct.
Kenneth Baylor filed a complaint on Dec. 4 in the San Francisco Superior Court against Uber Technologies Inc. and Does 1-10 alleging whistleblower retaliation.
According to the complaint, in March 2016, Baylor was hired as head of compliance in the defendant's Engineering Security Group and claims he performed well in his role until he was constructively discharged on Dec. 8, 2016.
The plaintiff alleges he discharged when he "discovered Uber was misleading, misrepresenting, and lying to" Federal Trade Commission investigators and he reported "the wrongful conduct to Uber's upper management and human resources," the suit states.
The plaintiff alleges he constructively discharged his employment "hours" before Uber planned to terminate him.
The plaintiff holds Uber Technologies Inc. responsible because the defendant allegedly retaliated against plaintiff for disclosing information about his reasonable belief to its violation of state or federal statutes, rules, or regulations.
The plaintiff requests a trial by jury and seeks judgment for compensatory and punitive damages, attorneys' fees, costs, and such other and further relief as the court deems just and proper. He is represented by Brandon K. Brouillette, Christopher J. Moreland and Emma R. Denny of Halunen Law PLLC in Minneapolis, Minnesota.
San Francisco Superior Court case number CGC18571827