This is not Grace Kwasniak’s story alone. Other trans drivers have faced similar struggles, prompting three California city attorneys to look into the issues.
Grace Kwasniak’s move to San Francisco was marked by two very different experiences as a driver with Uber and Lyft.
Signing up to drive in California meant using identification from both her prior identity, and now, to satisfy background check requirements. Uber has now fixed the issue, after The Examiner reached out, Kwasniak notes. An employee who called her apologized profusely and told her “their press team contacted him,” she said. A spokesperson said the company already was working on the issue before The Examiner asked questions.
citing “potential legal ramifications,” and asking Uber what the company is doing to address the issues. And the two companies’ different handling of Kwasniak’s case are meaningful in the tech world’s competition for talent, experts say.
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