Uber will pay more than $2 million and waive wait time fees for disabled passengers to settle U.S. allegations that it had violated the Americans with Disabilities Act, the Department of Justice said.
A screen displays the company logo for Uber Technologies Inc. on the day of it's IPO at the New York Stock Exchange in New York, U.S. REUTERS/Brendan McDermidwill pay more than $2 million and waive wait time fees for disabled passengers to settle U.S. allegations that the ride share company had violated the Americans with Disabilities Act, the Department of Justice said on Monday.
As part of a two-year agreement, Uber will waive wait time fees for certified disabled riders and pay $1,738,500 to more than 1,000 riders who complained about the charges and $500,000 to others harmed by the practice, the department said.Register now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.
An Uber spokesperson welcomed the settlement and said it would continue "to help everyone move easily around their communities" and keep "working to improve accessibility for all users." "It has long been our policy to refund wait time fees for riders with a disability when they alerted us that they were charged," it said, adding that it had made changes before the lawsuit to have disabled riders' wait time fees waived automatically when Uber is notified that they were charged.
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