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DOJ Sues Uber for Discriminating Against Passengers with Disabilities

HeadlineNov 11, 2021

The Justice Department announced a lawsuit Wednesday charging ride-hailing app Uber with violating the Americans with Disabilities Act for charging fees to passengers who need more time to enter a car due to a disability. Uber’s software automatically adds an additional fee for people who take more than two minutes to enter a vehicle after a driver arrives for a pickup.

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