Uber ordered to pay $1.1m to blind passenger who was denied rides 14 times
by Victoria Bekiempis from on (#5G3KJ)
Arbitrator rebuffed the company's position that it wasn't liable for drivers' behavior given their status as contractors
Ride share giant Uber must pay a blind passenger $1.1m following a discrimination claim that its drivers unlawfully denied her rides on 14 occasions, an arbitrator decided Thursday.
This arbitrator rebuffed the company's position that it wasn't liable for drivers' behavior given their status as contractors, according to news website Insider.
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