[NFB-Idaho] Uber pays the price for charging discriminatory wait fees to disabled customers

[Donald Winiecki]

The message forwarded below will be of interest to many!

DON WINIECKI

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From: U.S. Department of Justice <usdoj at public.govdelivery.com>
Date: Mon, Jul 18, 2022 at 10:36 AM
Subject: Uber Pays Millions & Ends Discriminatory Wait Fees to Resolve DOJ
Lawsuit
To: <dwiniecki at handid.org>


Today the Department of Justice entered a multi-million-dollar settlement
with Uber to resolve a lawsuit
<https://lnks.gd/l/eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiJ9.eyJidWxsZXRpbl9saW5rX2lkIjoxMDAsInVyaSI6ImJwMjpjbGljayIsImJ1bGxldGluX2lkIjoiMjAyMjA3MTguNjA5MjIzNjEiLCJ1cmwiOiJodHRwczovL3d3dy5hZGEuZ292L3ViZXJfY29tcC5wZGYifQ.sj6QAK22q11XBcLT4NNJalxf-3L1UumHG6d7_rl_3_A/s/1291132402/br/141191130077-l>
alleging that Uber illegally discriminated by charging wait time fees to
riders who, because of disability, need more time to board an Uber car.
Under the agreement, Uber will offer millions of dollars in compensation to
over 65,000 Uber riders who were charged the discriminatory fees due to a
disability. Uber will also waive wait time fees for all Uber riders who
certify that they (or someone they frequently travel with) need more time
to get in an Uber because of a disability. The press release is available
here
<https://lnks.gd/l/eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiJ9.eyJidWxsZXRpbl9saW5rX2lkIjoxMDEsInVyaSI6ImJwMjpjbGljayIsImJ1bGxldGluX2lkIjoiMjAyMjA3MTguNjA5MjIzNjEiLCJ1cmwiOiJodHRwczovL3d3dy5qdXN0aWNlLmdvdi9vcGEvcHIvdWJlci1jb21taXRzLWNoYW5nZXMtYW5kLXBheXMtbWlsbGlvbnMtcmVzb2x2ZS1qdXN0aWNlLWRlcGFydG1lbnQtbGF3c3VpdC1vdmVyY2hhcmdpbmctcGVvcGxlIn0.A9K9n8EKzC7GoiZb83pEU6myNzfKIBo5tPZ-QZvilWQ/s/1291132402/br/141191130077-l>.
To find out more about this lawsuit, agreement, or the ADA, visit ada.gov
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or call the Justice Department’s toll-free ADA information line at
1-800-514-0301 or 1-800-514-0383 (TDD).