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

[Donald Winiecki]

Aye. NFB, DOJ, and many, many individuals are on that issue too.


DON WINIECKI


On Mon, Jul 18, 2022 at 12:48 PM President NFBIDAHO via NFB-Idaho <
nfb-idaho at nfbnet.org> wrote:

> That's a sstep in the right direction. Now, if we can figure out what to
> do about Ubers that don't allow service animals.
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: NFB-Idaho [mailto:nfb-idaho-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Donald
> Winiecki via NFB-Idaho
> Sent: Monday, July 18, 2022 12:41 PM
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> Subject: [NFB-Idaho] Uber pays the price for charging discriminatory wait
> fees to disabled customers
>
> The message forwarded below will be of interest to many!
>
> DON WINIECKI
>
> ---------- Forwarded message ---------
> 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
> <
> https://lnks.gd/l/eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiJ9.eyJidWxsZXRpbl9saW5rX2lkIjoxMDIsInVyaSI6ImJwMjpjbGljayIsImJ1bGxldGluX2lkIjoiMjAyMjA3MTguNjA5MjIzNjEiLCJ1cmwiOiJodHRwczovL3d3dy5hZGEuZ292LyJ9.Jlx22wbvBmIbqKxelpuZuGfWDdrFrPWwSrOhhUy15Ro/s/1291132402/br/141191130077-l
> >
> or call the Justice Department’s toll-free ADA information line at
> 1-800-514-0301 or 1-800-514-0383 (TDD).
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