# DOJ sues Lyft over disability discrimination

> The Justice Department accuses Lyft and its drivers of routinely refusing service to passengers with disabilities, seeking fifty-three million dollars in damages.
- Title: DOJ sues Lyft over disability discrimination · Engadget
- Summary: The Justice Department accuses Lyft and its drivers of routinely refusing service to passengers with disabilities, seeking fifty-three million dollars in…
- Keywords: lyft, justice department, disability discrimination, americans with disabilities act, ride-hailing, lawsuit, Engadget
- Source: Engadget — https://engadget.com/2311839/doj-lawsuit-lyft-routinely-refused-service-passengers-with-disabilities
- Author: Mariella Moon
- Published: 2026-11-10T09:58:52+00:00
- Read time: 1 min
- Topics: lyft, justice department, disability discrimination, americans with disabilities act, ride-hailing, lawsuit, technology
## DOJ accuses Lyft of refusing disabled passengers
The Justice Department filed a lawsuit against Lyft, accusing the company and its drivers of routinely refusing service to passengers with disabilities, including those using mobility devices and service animals.
## Lyft also charged cancellation fees and denied accommodations
The agency accuses Lyft of imposing cancellation fees on passengers refused service and refusing to modify policies to avoid discrimination, such as denying passengers with mobility issues the choice to sit in the front seat.
## This is Lyft's second ADA settlement with DOJ
In two thousand twenty, Lyft settled similar allegations with the Justice Department after a wheelchair user in Los Angeles filed multiple complaints. The DOJ concluded that changes made since then are insufficient.
## DOJ seeks fifty-three million dollars and driver training
The lawsuit seeks fifty-three million dollars in damages for disabled passengers who filed complaints and asks the court to order Lyft to train drivers on the Americans with Disabilities Act of nineteen ninety.

> Discrimination has no place in the Lyft community.
## Key takeaway

The DOJ sued Lyft for systematically refusing service to disabled passengers and imposing cancellation fees, seeking fifty-three million dollars and mandatory driver training.