Uber Settles Background Check Lawsuit for $10 Million

(LOS ANGELES) — Uber will pay at least $10 million to settle California prosecutors' allegations that the ride-hailing company misled passengers over the quality of its driver background checks.

District attorneys in San Francisco and Los Angeles sued in 2014, saying Uber falsely claimed its criminal screening of would-be drivers led the industry.

In fact, prosecutors say, Uber's background checks were inferior to what taxi drivers undergo because they don't include fingerprint checks.