Wal-Mart Settles for 100 Million in FTC claim that Walmart duped customers by falsely claiming all customer tips would go to drivers

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This news just posted on Reuters news service: …. WASHINGTON, Feb 26 (Reuters) - Walmart has agreed to pay $100 million to settle charges that the company caused delivery drivers to lose tens of millions of dollars in earnings, the U.S. Federal Trade Commission said in a statement on Thursday.

The FTC, along with 11 states, had alleged in a complaint that Walmart deceived customers by falsely claiming all customer tips would go to drivers and also showed inflated base pay and tip amounts to drivers in its Spark Driver delivery program, according to the statement.

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So what happens now? Do the drivers get all the tips now? I just finished my delivery order and this is still on the website.

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I want to know the same as I get Walmart delivered. I didn’t even know this occurred. Will the drivers get the settlement?