The Ministry of Justice suits Uber for claiming discrimination against persons with disabilities

The US Department of Justice presented a suit Against Uber, the horse riding company was accused of violating federal law by discrimination against persons with physical disabilities.

In particular, the Civil Rights Department of the Ministry of Justice claims that the company and its drivers “routinely reject the service of individuals with disabilities, including individuals who travel with service animals or who use storage wheelchairs.”

Uber is also accused of charging additional fees on bicycles who need special accommodations, including cancellation fees when the service is rejected. These and other procedures listed in the complaint violates the law of Americans with disability, according to the Ministry of Justice.

“Despite the importance of its services for persons with disabilities, Uber deprives persons with full and equal disabilities for its services in several critical ways,” Lawyers of the Ministry of Justice wrote. “Uber also refuses to amend its policies, practices or procedures when necessary to avoid discrimination against disabled bicycles.”

This has caused “great economic, emotional and physical harm to individuals with disabilities,” says the Ministry of Justice.

In a statement, in a statement, he said “mainly” that does not agree to the allegations of the Ministry of Justice and said that he has “a clear zero tolerance policy To deny confirmed service. “

The company wrote: “Every driver must recognize and agree to comply with our animal service policy and all accessible access laws before using the Uber driver application, and regularly mention these obligations.

Uber has long faced accusations that its services are discriminatory to people with physical disabilities. The Ministry of Justice filed a lawsuit against the company in 2021 to increase the shipment of these passengers. The company finally reached a settlement with the Ministry of Justice in 2022, when it was paid Millions of dollars for more than 65,000 affected users. Uber was also subjected to a number of personal lawsuits from passengers who claimed similar discrimination and faced General protests.

The Ministry of Justice, in the complaint, which was submitted at the Federal Court on Thursday in the northern province of California, says it alerted Uber in 2024 the fact that the company’s treatment of disabled passengers is being investigated. According to the complaint, after Uber realized that, the company Put off Where travelers can identify themselves that they were riding with service animals.

This story was updated with a statement from Uber.