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Here's a case between Uber and a blind person [0]. TLDR: - Someone is suing Uber for discrimination because drivers didn't allow the person's guide dog in the
by hundchenkatze 6y ago
Here's a case between Uber and a blind person [0].
TLDR:
- Someone is suing Uber for discrimination because drivers didn't allow the person's guide dog in the car.
- Uber's terms state users can't sue Uber and must go through Uber's arbitration process
- Uber's terms were presented in the "By continuing you agree to these terms" fashion
- Person claimed they never agreed to arbitration and that they should be allowed to sue Uber, and a state court agreed
> But the broader impact of the ruling is to put companies on notice that they can't bind users to restrictive terms merely by linking to those terms somewhere in a site or app's registration process. In order to create a legally binding contract, a tech company has actually put the terms in front of the user and get them to affirmatively agree to them.
[0] https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2021/01/court-says-uber-cant-hold-users-to-terms-they-probably-didnt-read/ https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2021/01/court-says-uber-...
- m463 6y agoCalifornia allows you to opt-out of binding arbitration at the time of signing or for a period after signing.
- colejohnson66 6y agoThat’s actually part of the Federal Arbitration Act; It’s not specific to California. However, California’s labor laws do have some restrictions on arbitration in the workplace.