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What stops every driver from checking the "I'm allergic to dogs" box?
by sbierwagen 6y ago
What stops every driver from checking the "I'm allergic to dogs" box?
- antisthenes 6y agoA premium that is paid by the passenger with a dog. Ideally that premium should mostly go to the driver, minus the regular Uber cut.
- shagie 6y agoThat is specifically and explicitly prohibited by the ADA. The service may not charge more for an individual with a service animal than an individual without.
- vkou 6y agoIf you can't fulfill your duties as an employee/contractor due to a medical reason, you should be able to document that reason. If a driver can find a doctor to testify that they are allergic to dogs, the conversation ends there.
- sbierwagen 6y agoSomething that comes as a surprise to many Europeans on HN: healthcare in the United States is not free. Doctor's notes cost money. Uber drivers are, by definition, poor, and do not have health insurance. Should drivers with life-threatening allergies be expected to spend hundreds or thousands of dollars extracting a deposition from a medical professional to avoid being killed by a dog?
- vkou 6y agoGreat, I guess we'll have to gate ADA compliance on overhauling the entire US healthcare system, first. Heaven forbid someone has to do work in the same environment as a blind person with a service animal. Until we do, are there any other forms of work that you feel that an employee/contractor/etc. should be able to shirk by claiming that they have a medical condition, without providing a shred of evidence thereof? A medical note for a chronic, life-threatening condition is a sufficient, and reasonable requirement, and is good from years to decades.