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Uber has settled with the Department of Justice over allegations that it discriminated against disabled passengers, the DOJ announced in a press release on Monday<\/a>. As part of the agreement<\/a>, Uber will credit double the total wait fees issued to the 65,000 disabled riders already identified by Uber\u2019s programs and commit more than $2 million to funds for other affected individuals.<\/p>\n

The claims center on Uber\u2019s wait fee policy, which adds additional fees when a passenger takes more than two minutes to board the car. Disabled riders have long objected to the policy, claiming the fees disproportionately affect riders with physical disabilities. <\/p>\n

While the fees themselves are typically under a dollar, plaintiffs argued they contributed to a broader system of discrimination. The lawsuit mentions a 52-year-old Florida woman who, because of a disabling spinal injury, routinely required five minutes or longer to board a vehicle. As a result, she incurred a running string of wait fees, which \u201cmakes [her] feel like a second-class citizen,\u201d the lawsuit states.<\/p>\n

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