California judge: Uber should be suspended and fined $7.3 million

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On Wednesday, a California judge recommended that Uber be suspended from operating in the state and fined $7.3 million.

Judge Karen V. Clopton of the California Public Utilities Commission said that the ride-sharing company did not comply with state laws intended to make sure drivers parcel out rides fairly to passengers regardless of where they live or who they are, the Los Angeles Times reports. For months, Uber has refused to provide that data, an omission Clopton said was in violation of a 2013 state law that legalized ride-hailing companies and required each business to complete an annual data report on rides provided.

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Catherine Garcia, The Week US

Catherine Garcia has worked as a senior writer at The Week since 2014. Her writing and reporting have appeared in Entertainment Weekly, The New York Times, Wirecutter, NBC News and "The Book of Jezebel," among others. She's a graduate of the University of Redlands and the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism.