U.S. sues Uber over alleged disability discrimination

FILE PHOTO: A screen displays the company logo of Uber Technologies Inc on the day of its IPO at the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York, U.S., May 10, 2019. REUTERS/Brendan McDermid/File Photo

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Justice Department on Wednesday sued Uber Technologies Inc over allegations of overcharging disabled passengers, and asked a federal court to order compliance with an anti-discrimination law.

The lawsuit, filed in the U.S. District Court in San Francisco, targets an April 2016 Uber policy of charging passengers "wait time" fees, a practice the ride-sharing service started in several cities and eventually expanded nationwide.