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Chicago Sun-Times
Chicago Sun-Times
National
Fran Spielman

Uber Eats, Postmates agree to $10 million settlement with city

Uber Eats and Postmates, which it has acquired, have settled with the city of Chicago and agreed to pay millions to restaurants that were overcharged for delivery fees or listed online without their consent. (Associated Press)

Uber Eats and Postmates have agreed to make $8.5 million in refunds to struggling Chicago restaurants — and pay $1.5 million on top of that to the city — to settle claims that the companies ignored a 15% cap on delivery fees and listed restaurants without first obtaining their consent.

During the pandemic, Chicago restaurants were fighting for survival after twice being ordered to stop serving diners indoors, then being allowed to open, but forced to limit indoor capacity to 50%.

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