Justice Department Sues Lyft Over Alleged Discrimination Against Riders With Disabilities
The Justice Department alleges that Lyft drivers denied rides to passengers with disabilities and then charged those riders cancellation fees.
The federal government has sued Lyft, the rideshare company, over alleged discrimination against passengers with disabilities, according to an ABC News report. That report said the government is accusing the company of discriminating against such passengers.
Ford McCracken reported for The Hill that the Justice Department is suing Lyft in the Northern District of California. According to that report, the department alleges that Lyft drivers have denied service to passengers with disabilities and then charged those riders cancellation fees. The Hill summarized the suit as alleging that Lyft "denied service and imposed fees against disabled passengers."
The two accounts differ in detail. ABC News described the action in general terms and did not, in the summary available for this story, name the court or describe the specific conduct alleged. The Hill named the Justice Department, identified the court, and described the cancellation fees. The Hill's summary uses the term disabled passengers, while ABC News's summary uses passengers with disabilities. Both accounts center on the same core claim, discrimination against passengers with disabilities.
Neither summary states whether Lyft has responded to the suit. The summary of The Hill report available for this story ends mid-sentence, so any further details in that report are not reflected here. This account relies only on the two reports provided for it.
Sources: ABC News: DOJ sues Lyft alleging discrimination against riders with disabilities; The Hill: Justice Department sues Lyft for alleged discrimination against disabled passengers.