Uber is forced to close its own home
The company Uber, known for using self-employed drivers and offering transportation services through its application, continues to face complicated situations and litigation all over the world Most surprisingly, the latest case has led to a ultimatum with justice directly in your own home. Thus, an administrative judge recommends the suspension of the private transport service and the payment of compensation of more than six and a half million euros (7.3 million dollars) for his action against the laws of the state of CaliforniaState in the United States where he began his journey and where, curiously, he has the support of other large companies such as Google
Apparently, Uber's problems in United States they have to do with the California Public Services Commission An institution in charge of regulating different services such as the transportation of people, and whose 2013 law allows companies like Uber to operate in this State. Of course, as long as said commission has access to the operational data of Uber. Information that was requested from the transport company more than a year ago and that Uber refuses to provide in its entirety.
That is why, within a period of 30 days, according to the suggestion of the administrative judge, Uber must provide all the data about the races carried out by its drivers, knowing how many have transported animals, or people in wheelchairs and other possible variations.All accompanied by data such as dates, postal codes and fees paid Information of interest to the California Public Utilities Commission whose 2013 law focuses on ensure equality of services for all users, regardless of their conditions. And, for the moment, Uber frees itself from other lawsuits and problems against the taxi sector in the United States.
According to a spokesperson for Uber, the company will appeal to avoid paying the pen alty and closing it down. An appeal that could extend the time of 30 days offered by the authorities of the state of California to submit all the required data. A process that could mean a window of several months before the effective suspension and imposition of the fine A game to which Uber is already used to playing if we remember cases such as the litigation in Spain or in Germany, where it managed to evade the judgments of judges for months.
Apparently, the condemnation of the 6, 6 million euros would not amount to more than one percent of its capital, since that the company continues to increase its revenues and investments. However, the veto in its service could be a hard blow Even more so when it arises in the state in which it started operating and where it has more support. A hard blow also for his image, which could be affected even more compared to the rest of the litigation in which he finds himself in the rest of the world.
For now we will have to wait and see if Uber responds to the California Public Utilities Commissionwith all the required data, since it would have only submitted part of it. It will also be necessary to see if he maintains his line of skirting the law and wrestling with the authorities of the state where he was born.
