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Company set up to lower prices by avoiding regulatory overhead tries to avoid regulatory overhead - film at 11. FWIW: It seems really unlikely Uber will be abl
by DannyBee 11y ago
Company set up to lower prices by avoiding regulatory overhead tries to avoid regulatory overhead - film at 11.
FWIW: It seems really unlikely Uber will be able to play both sides of the coin on this one for much longer.
Just in case anyone thought "courts have never considered things like Uber and the ADA before", they have.
Search for "demand responsive transportation ADA"
The fact that the drivers are or are not employees will not matter.
Also
"49 C.F.R. § 37.171 - Equivalency Requirement for Demand Responsive Service Operated by Private Entities Not Primarily in the Business of Transporting People"
Whoops.
Oh well, there goes any argument about not being in the business of transporting people ...
- alkonaut 11y agoIn places where Uber is just another taxi company, it likely has to follow all the local regulations that apply to taxi companies. It's only special in the places where Uber pretends not to be a taxi by claiming it's some kind of "ride sharing". I think that isn't going to last very long.
- DannyBee 11y ago"It's only special in the places" My point is precisely: It is not special, for ADA purposes, in any of these places, regardless of the outcome of the "we aren't really a taxi company" argument they make.