[Maryland has booted more than 4,000 Uber drivers for failing the state’s screening requirements]But the uptick in rejections, six months after Maryland reported that it had booted more than 4,000 out of 74,000 drivers since December 2015, shows a significant gap between ride-hail companies’ screening and state regulators’ expectations. In the latest round of checks, Maryland rejected 3,503 out of 24,608 applications evaluated since April 3. Virginia and the District do not collect the companies’ screening data to check for compliance. In the latest batch, nearly 40 percent of the rejected drivers were dismissed for driving or criminal history reasons, according to stats provided by Leonard. One positive note for the ride-hail companies: Between April and October, the proportion of drivers rejected for driving and criminal history reasons decreased.

Source: Washington Post October 28, 2017 19:41 UTC