{"id":550499,"date":"2021-06-03T08:36:00","date_gmt":"2021-06-03T12:36:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=550499"},"modified":"2021-06-03T08:36:02","modified_gmt":"2021-06-03T12:36:02","slug":"after-arizona-ag-slammed-uber-doordash-for-offering-free-delivery-for-black-owned-businesses-companies-settle-civil-rights-cases","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/after-arizona-ag-slammed-uber-doordash-for-offering-free-delivery-for-black-owned-businesses-companies-settle-civil-rights-cases\/","title":{"rendered":"After Arizona AG Slammed Uber, DoorDash For Offering Free Delivery For Black-Owned Businesses, Companies Settle Civil Rights Cases"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">36<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fafter-arizona-ag-slammed-uber-doordash-for-offering-free-delivery-for-black-owned-businesses-companies-settle-civil-rights-cases%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=550499&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/GettyImages-1225395831-1200x800-1.jpg\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\"  style=\"display:none\"><\/div>\n<p><span>During a turbulent summer of protests and violent riots regarding so-called \u201csystemic racism,\u201d numerous companies announced that they would only be offering certain services to customers based on race. Some of the most high-profile of those companies have since found themselves facing lawsuits for racial discrimination.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>In June 2020,\u00a0Uber Eats\u2019 CEO <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/equality-uber-eats-giving-free-delivery-to-only-black-owned-restaurants\">announced<\/a> in an email that the company would <\/span><span>offer free delivery only to black-owned restaurants until the end of 2020. The company\u00a0<\/span><span>would \u201cpromote black-owned restaurants on its app, and that the service will not charge delivery fees to those restaurants \u2018for the remainder of the year,\u2019\u201d and\u00a0the company will also provide \u201cdiscounted rides to black-owned small businesses \u2018who have been hit hard by COVID-19,\u2019\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/food-drink\/uber-eats-stops-charging-delivery-fees-to-black-owned-restaurants\">Fox News<\/a> reported.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>The state of Arizona launched a challenge to such racially discriminatory policies, and on Wednesday, Arizona Attorney General Mark Brnovich <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.azag.gov\/press-release\/attorney-general-brnovich-settles-race-discrimination-allegations-uber-postmates\"><span>announced<\/span><\/a><span> that his office \u201csettled civil rights cases involving Uber Eats, Postmates, and DoorDash (Companies) regarding allegations of discrimination based on race. The Companies can no longer offer price distinctions based on a person\u2019s race.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\u201cEven with the best of intentions, corporations can do the wrong thing. Altering the price of goods or services based on race is illegal,\u201d said Brnovich. \u201cMy office opened these investigations and pursued these settlements to protect civil rights and ensure businesses offer their services and products based on equal and neutral criteria.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>The announcement stated that in fall 2020,\u201d the AGO\u2019s Civil Rights Division filed Divisional Charges against the Companies alleging public accommodations discrimination based on race,\u201d alleging specifically that \u201cthe Companies\u2019 promotions to waive delivery fees for restaurants owned by Black individuals unlawfully discriminated against non-Black owned restaurants and their patrons, in violation of the Arizona Civil Rights Act (ACRA).\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Following the settlement, these companies will \u201cnot offer financial incentives, advertise, provide any delivery fee discounts, or price-related discounts to customers in Arizona based on a restaurant owner\u2019s race, color, religion, sex, national origin, or ancestry.\u201d\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>In addition, the companies will be required to \u201censure that their employees and agents who develop Arizona promotions receive notice of the Company\u2019s obligations under the settlement agreement,\u201d that they \u201cwill not engage in discrimination or retaliation,\u201d and that they \u201cwill continue to provide anti-discrimination training to their employees.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>In a statement to <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxbusiness.com\/politics\/doordash-uber-eats-race-discrimination-arizona-free-delivery\"><span>Fox Business<\/span><\/a><span>, <\/span><span>Uber said it was \u201cproud to have supported Black-owned businesses and we\u2019ll continue to make it a priority.\u201d\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\u201cWe have heard loud and clear from consumers that the ability to easily identify Black-owned restaurants on Uber Eats is a feature they want and appreciate,\u201d a spokesperson added.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Meanwhile, a DoorDash spokesperson told Fox Business, <\/span><span>\u201cThe ongoing health and economic crisis disproportionately devastated communities of color and highlighted disparities in opportunity for vulnerable populations. Furthering the long tradition of public and private sector efforts to break down barriers, DoorDash is proud to support Black-owned businesses and honored to do our part to lift up those who need it most.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\u201cWhile we adamantly deny any wrongdoing, particularly when government programs have offered the exact support DoorDash has provided, we\u2019re ready to put this dispute behind us and return our focus to enabling equitable access to the merchants, Dashers, and customers we serve. We all have an obligation to elevate and support underrepresented communities, and we look forward to continuing to do so in Arizona and beyond,\u201d they added.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><i><span>The Daily Wire is one of America\u2019s fastest-growing conservative media companies and counter-cultural outlets for news, opinion, and entertainment. Get inside access to The Daily Wire by becoming a <\/span><\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/subscribe\"><i><span>member<\/span><\/i><\/a><i><span>.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>During a turbulent summer of protests and violent riots regarding so-called \u201csystemic racism,\u201d numerous companies announced that they would only be offering certain services to customers based on race. 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