Uber Settles Safety Claim Class Action

Uber has agreed to pay $28.5 million to settle a proposed class action that claimed it deceived customers by promoting the quality of background checks it had done on its drivers. According to the suit, Uber charged a “safe ride fee” that it claimed funded high-quality background checks – but, it was found that the amount collected from the fee exceeded the amount Uber spent on safety programs. As part of the settlement, Uber is changing the way it advertises its hiring process and renaming the “safe ride fee” to a “booking fee.”