The shuttle company will pay $ 1.1 million to Lisa Irving who claimed she was shot down • According to the lawsuit, the drivers refused to drive her because she had a guide dog
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The popular shuttle app "Uber" will pay a blind passenger $ 1.1 million in compensation, after the passenger sued the company for being overthrown and claimed that the drivers refused to drive her 14 times illegally.
Lisa Irving, a resident of the San Francisco Bay Area, is a blind woman who uses a guide dog.
Irving filed the lawsuit against Uber in 2018, in which it was alleged that "the drivers refused to drive her because she had a guide dog."
As a result, Irving was abandoned one night late, was late for work and eventually also fired.
In addition, Irving claimed that on two different occasions, the drivers even verbally harassed her.
The arbitrator in the lawsuit objected to the shuttle company's position that it was not responsible for its drivers' behavior, stating that Uber was responsible for violating the law because it did not supervise workers claiming to be contractor workers, and that "failed to prevent discrimination through education and proper training for its employees."
Uber vehemently opposed the arbitrator's ruling.
"We are proud of Uber's technology, which helps the blind to get around. Drivers who use the Uber app are expected to serve passengers with guide dogs and so on and obey the rules, and we teach drivers responsibility on a regular basis. To the Guardian.