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Re:Uber: Disability Laws Don’t Apply to Us by tedunangst on Friday May 22, 2015 @10:13AM (#9588369)
Well, some provisions of the law only apply to businesses above a certain size, so yes, a startup literally can be above the law.
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Re:Uber: Disability Laws Don’t Apply to Us by Frondo on Friday May 22, 2015 @10:36AM (#9588536)
They're not above the law--it's just that, under a certain size, some law may not apply to them.
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Re:Uber: Disability Laws Don’t Apply to Us by kweinber on Friday May 22, 2015 @10:19AM (#9588411)
Uber is larger than most huge corporations. Their funding is astronomical (5.9 Billion) and their investors include folks like Goldman Sachs.

It isn't fair to real startups for giants like Uber to claim startup loopholes.

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Re:Uber: Disability Laws Don’t Apply to Us by ohitsdom on Friday May 22, 2015 @10:27AM (#9588473)
No one is claiming Uber has an out due to "startup" status. OP said "(somewhere well before billion dollar valuations)", which sounds like a clear shot at them.

Point is, early on it is understandable that Uber would take this kind of stance. Now, it's unconscionable.

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