NEW YORK, June 10 (Reuters) – Uber Technologies \u2060sued \u2060New York City to block enforcement \u2060of a new law that it said would unconstitutionally force it \u200bto keep drivers it does not want on its platform.<\/p>\n
In a complaint filed late on Tuesday night, \u200cUber said the law against “wrongful deactivations” \u200cwould improperly shield drivers who engage in dangerous, threatening or other inappropriate behavior, threatening public \u2060safety and \u2060causing “immediate and irreparable harm” by undermining the company’s reputation and goodwill.<\/p>\n
It said \u200bthe law violates its free-speech and due-process rights under the U.S. Constitution, as well as New York’s state constitution. Uber is seeking a permanent injunction plus costs.<\/p>\n
A spokesman for New York City’s law department \u200bsaid on Wednesday it is reviewing the complaint, which Uber filed in Manhattan federal court.<\/p>\n
Local \u2060Law \u206052 of 2026 would generally \u2060prevent large \u200bride-sharing companies such as Uber and Lyft from dismissing drivers absent a “bona fide economic reason” \u200bor “just cause.”<\/p>\n
Dismissals would be permitted \u2060for account sharing, fraud, and “egregious misconduct” such as violence, sexual harassment or assault, and discrimination.<\/p>\n
The law is slated to take effect on July 28, following a 46-5 City Council vote in January.<\/p>\n
UBER WARNS OF ‘KANGAROO’ PROCEEDINGS<\/p>\n
Uber objected to being required to give 14 days’ notice before deactivations, saying this \u2060gave drivers a window for “retaliation” against passengers, and having to potentially rehire drivers from \u2060as early as 2019 who did not receive such notice.<\/p>\n
It said the law violates passengers’ privacy by requiring they disclose reports of alleged abuse to accused drivers.<\/p>\n
The San Francisco-based company also accused New York City of encouraging “kangaroo” proceedings requiring judges, arbitrators and Department of Consumer and Worker Protection officials to assume that deactivations are unjust, and shifting the burden to Uber to prove otherwise.<\/p>\n
“We are suing New York City to block a reckless new law that seeks to strip our ability to immediately \u2060remove potentially dangerous drivers and fraudsters from our platform, creating an immediate threat to public safety,” Uber said in a statement.<\/p>\n
As of June 1, Uber faced 3,571 lawsuits in nationwide litigation in San Francisco federal court accusing drivers of sexual misconduct.<\/p>\n
Lyft did \u200bnot immediately respond to requests\u00a0for comment on its legal plans.<\/p>\n
(Reporting by Jonathan \u200bStempel in New York; Editing by Matthew Lewis)<\/p>\n
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