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1.媒體來源: Tech Crunch


2.記者署名:Megan Rose Dickey


3.完整新聞標題:

Uber Eats faces discrimination allegations over free delivery
from Black-owned restaurants

4.完整新聞內文:
※ 社論特稿都不能貼！違者刪除（政治類水桶3個月)，貼廣告也會被刪除喔！可詳看版規


    Uber  says it has received more than 8,500 demands for arbitration
     as a result of it ditching delivery fees for some Black-owned
    restaurants via Uber Eats.

    Uber Eats  made this change in June, following racial justice
    protests around the police killing of George Floyd, an unarmed
    Black man. Uber Eats said it wanted to make it easier for
    customers to support Black-owned businesses in the U.S. and
    Canada. To qualify, the restaurant must be a small or medium-sized
     business and, therefore, not part of a franchise. In contrast,
    delivery fees are still in place for other restaurants.

    In one of these claims, viewed by TechCrunch, a customer alleges
    Uber Eats violates the Unruh civil Rights Act by “charging
    discriminatory delivery fees based on race (of the business
    owner).” That claim seeks $12,000 as well as a permanent
    injunction that would prevent Uber from continuing to offer free
    delivery from Black-owned restaurants.

    “We’re proud to support black-owned businesses with this
    initiative, as we know they’ve disproportionately been impacted
    by the health crisis,” Uber spokesperson Meghan Casserly said in
    a statement to TechCrunch. “We heard loud and clear from
    consumers this was a feature they wanted—and we’ll continue to

    The website soliciting customers says eligible people can make up
    to $4,000 in compensation if they have paid a delivery fee in
    California since June 4, 2020.

    The arbitration demands are not super surprising, given that Sen.
    Ted Cruz said he expected Uber to face discrimination lawsuits
    from restaurants without Black ownership.


    It’s also worth noting that the representative for the customer
    listed in the complaint is Consovoy McCarthy, whose partners
    include President Donald Trump lawyer William Consovoy and others.

    TechCrunch has reached out to Consovoy McCarthy and will update

    These complaints are reminiscent of one Microsoft is facing,
    though not at as high of a level. Earlier this month, the U.S.
    Department of Labor essentially accused Microsoft of “reverse
    racism” (not a real thing) for committing to hire more Black
    people at its predominantly white company.

    Meanwhile, this is just one of many legal battles Uber is facing
    these days. On the worker side of Uber’s business, a California
    appeals court judge recently upheld a ruling granting a
    preliminary injunction to force both Uber and Lyft to reclassify
    their workers as employees. However, that has yet to go into
    effect. That means all eyes are on Proposition 22, a California
    ballot measure backed by Uber, Lyft, DoorDash and Instacart that
    seeks to keep gig workers classified as independent contractors.

5.完整新聞連結 (或短網址):
https://tcrn.ch/35NhDLm

6.備註:

為了聲援 #BLM 運動，Uber Eats 推出黑人經營的餐廳免運活動。
但是這之後收到了大量的調解/仲裁要求。


https://twitter.com/tedcruz/status/1270718166788796422

Microsoft 也因為承諾錄取更多黑人而被美國勞工部警告，要求他們
不能以種族當錄取員工的標準。

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