Uber Slapped with a Discrimination Lawsuit
Business Wars Daily
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🗓️ 15 November 2021
⏱️ 5 minutes
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Today is Monday, November 15, and we're looking at Uber vs. Lyft.
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| 0:49.2 | Thank you. From Wondery, I'm David Brown, and this is Business Wars Daily on this Monday, November 15th. |
| 1:08.0 | Happy Monday, everyone. Although it might not be the happiest Monday for Uber. |
| 1:12.3 | Last week, the U.S. Department of Justice sued the ride share company. The DOJ's claim, |
| 1:17.2 | Uber discriminates against passengers with disabilities by charging them if they need more time |
| 1:22.2 | to get into Uber vehicles. All of this can be traced back to 2016, according to the New York Times. That was the year |
| 1:29.2 | that Uber instituted a new policy. If drivers had to wait more than two minutes for a passenger to get to |
| 1:34.6 | the car, the driver would be compensated at the passenger's expense. Previously, drivers wouldn't |
| 1:40.3 | be able to punch in on the clock until the ride began, which meant if they had to wait for a passenger, |
| 1:46.0 | they were waiting for free, and that waiting could last for quite a while. |
| 1:49.9 | But two minutes isn't much time for anyone to get into a car and get situated. |
| 1:54.1 | Parents, you know what I'm talking about here. |
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