The settlement comes as the world's largest ride-hailing company tries to recover from a series of costly blunders this year that damaged its reputation and forced out combative CEO Travis Kalanick. Many riders deleted Uber's app after it tried to capitalize on a New York taxi driver strike in protest of government immigration policies. Then a female former Uber engineer published a blog detailing sexual harassment at the company. That led to Uber's hiring of two law firms to investigate, and the firings of 20 people including some managers. The company says it has increased the size of its human resources department and is working to change its culture.