(Kron) – The US Department of Justice filed a lawsuit on Thursday against Uber Technologies, Inc. , It seeks to obtain $ 125 million on behalf of passengers with disabilities who say they have faced discrimination from the international company Rideshare.
Federal prosecutors announced on Friday that the lawsuit stipulates discrimination against individuals who use delayed service and moving dogs – leaving many appointments or cut off in bad weather.
Uber headquarters is located in San Francisco, California.
The civil complaint, which was submitted at the American District Court of the Northern Region in California, claims that Uber violated the third title of the ADA law. The Ministry of Justice said in a press statement: “ADA also requires Uber to allow service animals to accompany individuals with disabilities in vehicles and provide horseback riding and assistants, passengers with animated chairs and mobility.”
In addition to cash damage, the lawsuit also requires Uber to pay a civil penalty to support the public’s interest in ending the discrimination of the deficit.
According to federal public prosecutors, “Uber and its drivers routinely rejects the service of individuals with disabilities; imposing additional unacceptable fees by imposing fees on cleaning fees to serve animal creation and cancellation fees for passengers who have denied Uber with illegal materials, and they refuse to illegally amend, including formats, including formats, including reporting, including overcoming over Explanation, including overcoming creativity, including overcoming additions, including overcrowding, including overcrowding, and chasing them.
The lawsuit also seeks an order from the court asking Uber to update its policies to comply with ADA and properly train its employees and drivers.
The assistant prosecutor Harit K. said. Delon of the Civil Rights Division of the Ministry of Justice: “For a very long time, the blind contestants have suffered from repeated denial by Uber because they are traveling with a service dog.” “This lawsuit seeks to end this continuous discrimination and allow passengers with disabilities to use Uber.”