Uber could be fined $49.9 million by Pa. utility commission
The ride-sharing company Uber Technologies, Inc. should be fined $49.9 million, two Pennslyvania administrative law judges recommended Tuesday, for operating in Pittsburgh prior to receiving a license.
The ride-sharing company Uber Technologies, Inc. should be fined $49.9 million, two Pennslyvania administrative law judges recommended Tuesday, for operating in Pittsburgh prior to receiving a license.
The complaint against Uber was filed by the Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission's Bureau of Investigation and Enforcement, which found that Uber was operating during the summer of 2014 despite orders to cease. Uber, like its biggest competitor, Lyft, later got approval to operate in Pittsburgh.
(Uber still has no license to operate in Philadelphia, but does so anyway.)
Administrative law judges Mary D. Long and Jeffrey A. Watson issued the order Tuesday. There will be a comment period before the PUC makes the decision final.
"We're extremely disappointed in today's recommendation," Uber spokesperson Taylor Bennett said in a statement. "We look forward to presenting our case and coming to a reasonable resolution consistent with precedent set by the Commission in similar rulings. Uber has made repeated good faith efforts to settle, all of which have been rejected by I&E."