The US Justice Department sues Uber, alleging the company overcharged riders with disabilities in violation of the Americans with Disabilities Act
The U.S. Justice Department said Wednesday it filed a lawsuit against Uber, alleging the company charged disabled passengers a “wait time” fee when they were slow to enter their rides. Source: U.S. Department of Justice .
Protocol Ben Brody
Related Coverage
- Uber sued by Justice Department for overcharging disabled people BBC · Mary-Ann Russon
- DOJ Says Uber Charged Passengers With Disabilities Illegal ‘Wait Time’ Fees Gizmodo · Tom McKay
- DOJ sues Uber for allegedly discriminating against passengers with disabilities Engadget · Igor Bonifacic
- DOJ files lawsuit against Uber for charging travelers with disabilities ‘wait time’ fees, defying ADA USA Today · Bailey Schulz
- Justice Department Sues Uber for Overcharging People with Disabilities U.S. Department of Justice
- Justice Department Sues Uber Over Charging Wait-Time Fees for Disabled People Wall Street Journal · Preetika Rana
- Uber overcharging disabled users, Justice Department says in lawsuit NBC News · Corky Siemaszko
- Justice Department sues Uber for charging ‘wait time’ fees to passengers with disabilities Washington Post · Cat Zakrzewski
- DOJ sues Uber for allegedly charging wait fees to customers with disabilities CNBC · Jessica Bursztynsky
- U.S. sues Uber over alleged discrimination against disabled Reuters · Susan Heavey
Discussion
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@inafried
Ina Fried
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DOJ is suing Uber for allegedly charging wait time fees to disabled passengers who needed more time to get in vehicles. https://www.justice.gov/...
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@caro_milanesi
Carolina Milanesi
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This is so infuriating, I really hope they will have to pay damages https://twitter.com/...
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@kh
Kristen Hawley
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Great. Do parents installing carseats next. https://twitter.com/...
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@chriscarrega
Christina Carrega
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.@CivilRights sued @Uber for overcharging customers with disabilities for taking too long to board their designated vehicle. An Uber spokesman says that after having discussions with DOJ they're surprised and disappointed by the lawsuit. https://www.cnn.com/...
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@rakidi
Rachael Akidi
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The US Justice Department is suing ride-hailing app Uber over allegations it has been overcharging disabled people. The DoJ claims Uber's “wait time” fees are discriminating against disabled passengers who need more than two minutes to get into a car. https://www.bbc.com/...
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@richardksense
Richard Kramer
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Uber is being sued in the US for allegedly charging ‘wait time’ fees to disabled passengers who need more than the allotted two to five minutes to board a car. https://www.bbc.com/...
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@progressive_rn
@progressive_rn
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I just will never understand why any person or company would choose to do something like this rather than being ethical https://twitter.com/...
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@rickanderson
Rick Anderson
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Also curious how often cancellation fees are charged when customers cancel pickups because the drivers are taking significantly longer than estimated to make a pickup (typically “dropping someone off ‘near’ you") https://twitter.com/...
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@katebevan
Kate Bevan
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Uber is a horrible company https://twitter.com/...