Uber must pay millions in cash and provide free services to Chicago restaurants as part of a $10 million settlement with the city resolving claims the ride-share company listed restaurants on its UberEats and Postmates platforms without their consent and charged excess commission fees.
The settlement results from a two-year investigation by the city into alleged misconduct on Uber’s meal delivery platforms.
The city said in a news release Monday that after reaching out to the company in 2021, Uber removed all restaurants from its platforms that had been listed without consent and agreed not to list Chicago restaurants without their consent in the future. At that time, Uber also paid $3.3 million to restaurants that were allegedly charged commissions higher than the 15% allowed in the city’s emergency fee cap ordinance.
