Uber ordered to pay $1.1M to blind woman refused rides

Re:Uber ordered to pay $1.1M to blind woman refused rides by jedberg on Monday April 05, 2021 @12:33PM (#26701172)

Then they shouldn't be in the rideshare business. Or any job that requires direct contact with customers.

If you work in retail you don't have the choice to avoid someone with a service dog either. It's just easier to ask your coworker to take over for you.

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Re:Uber ordered to pay $1.1M to blind woman refused rides by slig on Monday April 05, 2021 @01:23PM (#26701825)

Most people in the "rideshare business" are working there because they don't have a better alternative.

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Re:Uber ordered to pay $1.1M to blind woman refused rides by jedberg on Monday April 05, 2021 @03:24PM (#26703417)

I mean, I sympathize with them, but that's no excuse. If you can't stand blood you don't become a janitor at a hospital. If you can't stand raw meat you don't become a janitor at butcher shop.

There are other ways to drive a car for money that don't involve interacting with people and their possible service animals.

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Re:Uber ordered to pay $1.1M to blind woman refused rides by mcguire on Monday April 05, 2021 @03:53PM (#26703788)

If they are physically unable to work in the "rideshare business", however....

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