A lawsuit was filed against Uber for charging a waiting fee from a disabled person in the United States

- Allegation against the company for violating the fundamental rights of the disabled

- The US Department of State has challenged in court the "waiting time fee" rules levied two minutes after a taxi arrives at the destination.

WASHINGTON: The U.S. Department of Justice has filed a lawsuit against Uber for charging a waiting time fee from a disabled person. The petition alleges that the company violated the fundamental rights of persons with disabilities. The company has also been accused of discriminating against the disabled.

The U.S. Department of Justice has filed a lawsuit against taxi service provider Uber. Two minutes after the taxi arrived at the destination, Uber was charging customers a waiting time fee. That rule applied to all customers.

The U.S. Department of Law has argued in the petition that it takes at least two to three minutes for blind and wheelchair users to board a taxi. It is obvious that it will take a little longer for them to reach the taxi even after reaching the destination. In such a case it is not appropriate for the company to charge a fee from them.

Uber introduced the new policy in 2016. Accordingly, two minutes after the taxi has reached the pick-up point and if the passenger does not arrive, a waiting time fee is charged per minute. This rule, which was applied in the United States, has since been extended to all countries that Uber serves.

The case has been filed in the district court of California, USA. "We are considering the matter," the company said in an official statement. The company is committed to providing good service. The company has not violated any law of the land, so it will be answered in the near future.