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Uber ordered to pay $1.1m to blind passenger who was denied rides 14 times – The Guardian
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 companys position that it wasnt liable for drivers behavior given their status as contractors, according to news website Insider.
San Francisco Bay Area resident Lisa Irving, who is blind and uses a guide dog, made a claim against Uber in 2018, maintaining that she was either denied a ride…
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