Greyhound Lines has agreed to pay $300,000 to certain bus passengers and a $75,000 civil penalty. The efforts of the company will resolve allegations that it repeatedly violated the Americans with Disabilities Act.
According to the Dailymail UK, the Greyhound Lines has agreed to shell off $300,000 to certain bus passengers and a $75,000 civil penalty to resolve allegations that it repeatedly violated the Americans with Disabilities Act. And under the agreements of a consent decree filed on Monday in Delaware, the Greyhound Lines also will implement several reforms, which include hiring an ADA compliance manager.
This month, a Cuyahoga County jury recently ordered Greyhound Lines to pay a Cleveland man $27 million for life-changing injuries he suffered in a bus crash, as claimed by WKYC. However, the spokesman for Greyhound said that the decision was inappropriate and disappointing. The company was even considering its options.
Mark Soberay, the victim said that the bus company failed to follow its own safety rules that are designed to prevent driver fatigue. "Imagine you get your life ruined because a corporation didn't follow their safety rules," Soberay stated.
The Cleveland man was a passenger on Greyhound, returning home from New York when he noticed the bus driver, Sabrina Anderson, struggling to stay awake 190 miles into the trip. "I saw her dozing off prior to the accident," Soberay said.
The consent declaration made aims to resolve the claims that Greyhound failed to give off proper services to disabled passengers. It has also failed to maintain features such as lifts on its buses and to assist passengers in boarding and exiting buses, as claimed by CNBC.
Meanwhile, Greyhound has agreed to compensate the individuals who experienced barriers based on disabilities during the three years prior to Monday's filing. Additionally,the company will separately pay $300,000 to individuals identified by the Justice Department as having experienced ADA violations.
