Uber Eats Reaches $10 Million Agreement with Chicago Over Deceptive Practices

Last year, the city of Chicago sued both DoorDash and Gruhub, accusing the third-party delivery couriers in separate filings of illegal business operations. Allegations include accusing Grubhub of ignoring the city’s pandemic emergency fee cap and both platforms for listing restaurants on ordering platforms without their consent.

Somehow, Uber Eats escaped the city’s legal fury, but now the city of Chicago has revealed that it has been working with the company on an out-of-court settlement. On Monday morning, the city announced a $10 million settlement with Uber Eats, which also owns Postmates. The settlement includes $500,000 set aside for restaurants listed on the platforms without their consent. The city has established a website to determine eligibility. The deadline to file is January 29 and payments will be made by March 1.

This concludes a two-year investigation of Uber, according to a release.

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