Uber and Lyft fighting against laws to require fingerprinting for drivers, report says

Both rideshare giants are pushing back against legislation that would require fingerprinting as part of a criminal background check of drivers in the state.

Lyft’s public policy manager, Brendan Joyce, stated that the requirement relies on data from the FBI’s Criminal Justice Information System, which he testified in April is “incomplete” and noted that checks “disproportionately impact and have potential discriminatory effects on communities of color.”