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Violation Tracker Individual Record

Company: Uber Technologies, Inc
Current Parent Company: Uber Technologies
Penalty: $6,750,000
Year: 2022
Date: November 30, 2022
Offense Group: consumer-protection-related offenses
Primary Offense: consumer protection violation
Violation Description: Uber agreed to pay an additional $2,250,000 restitution of overcharged commissions, plus $500,000 restitution and $2,500,000 in commission waivers to restaurants that were listed without permission, plus $1,500,000 costs, in settlement of alleged violations involving the company's listing of Chicago restaurants on its platforms without their consent, exceeding the City's emergency fee cap ordinance, and other advertising-related conduct.
Level of Government: local
Action Type: agency action
Agency: Chicago (IL) Department of Business Affairs and Consumer Protection
Civil or Criminal Case: civil
Facility State: Illinois
Facility City: Chicago
HQ Country of Current Parent: USA
HQ State of Current Parent: California
Ownership Structure of Current Parent: publicly traded
Major Industry of Current Parent: miscellaneous services
Specific Industry of Current Parent: ride-sharing services
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