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Ubers board of directors voted unanimously to adopt all recommendations of a report that was conducted after allegations of sexual harassment and other issues at the company came to light, according to a representative for the board.

In the meeting on Sunday, the board adopted recommendations from the Holder Report, conducted by former Attorney General Eric HolderEric H. HolderOvernight Tech: Uber CEO taking leave of absence | Senators unveil goals for driverless car bill | Court strikes down FCC prison phone caps | Verizon closes Yahoo deal Uber board member joked women talk too much during meeting on sexism Uber CEO Travis Kalanick to take leave of absence MORE and Tammy Albarrn after a months-long investigation on the company's internal practices. The independent investigation was galvanized by former Uber employee Susan Fowler who wrote a blog post detailing allegedly ignored and mishandled issues of sexual harassment at the ride-hailing company.

The recommendations will be released to employees Tuesday, according to the board representative.

One of Holder's recommendations was firing Emil Michael, Kalanick's chief deputy at the company. A source familiar with move confirmed to The Hill on Monday that Michael is no longer with Uber.

Beginning with my first day at Uber, I have been committed to building a diverse Business Team that would be widely recognized as the best in the technology world: one that is welcoming to people of all genders, sexual orientations, national origins and educational backgrounds, Michael said in a farewell email to his colleagues that was obtained by The New York Times. "I am proud that our group has made so much progress toward these goals and is a leader in the company in many of these categories.

Fowlers post in February has contributed to the scrutiny of Ubers culture, particularly in regard to its treatment of women. Kalanick has also contributed to the companys negative publicity in recent months after Bloomberg published a video showing him berating a driver and a Recode report detailing a cavalier memo he sent employees in 2013, among other missteps that have happened or come to light this year.

Uber is also embroiled in a legal battle with Alphabets self-driving car subsidiary, Waymo, who alleges that Uber stole important documents on self-driving car technology and faces a criminal probe for Greyball technology it used to mislead regulators in cities it operated in.

The turmoil has prompted a significant number of executives to leave the company in recent months.

--Harper Neidig contributed to this report, which was updated at 1:00 p.m.

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