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THOUSANDS of Americans could get their hands on part of a $100 million settlement pot after a retail giant settles a major class action over wage theft allegations.
The department store chain has agreed to pay eligible workers who lost earnings due to alleged deceptive pay or tips over a five year period.
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In a class-action brought against Walmart by the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and 11 states, documents claim that Walmart deceived Spark delivery drivers about their base pay, incentive pay and tips.
The nationwide retailer has refused to admit wrongdoing; however, agreed to the $100 million settlement to put the allegations to bed.
Affected individuals could qualify to receive a share of the huge settlement agreement.
To be eligible for the payment, individuals must be able to show they worked as a Walmart Spark driver in the US, the District of Columbia, or U.S. territories and accepted one or more offers to shop for and/or deliver goods through the Spark driver app between January 1 in 2021, and February 26 in 2026.
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Drivers must also be able to show that they were shown base pay, tip, or incentive amounts in the Spark driver app that were not paid as advertised.
This includes incentive payments that drivers did not receive, tips that were reduced or not paid as shown in the initial offer card and base pay or tips that were reduced after accepting a delivery offer with an unclear reason.
The company agreed to establish a $16,175,302 settlement fund for impacted drivers.
Exact payments will be determined by drivers’ earnings and by tips received that did not match the initial card and unpaid incentives.
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If a driver was shown a $10 tip but only received $7, they will be eligible for a $3 payment.
If a driver was promised a $50 referral incentive but did not receive it, they may be eligible for the full $50
Drivers do not need to fill out a claim form in order to receive the payment.
Walmart has reportedly already begun issuing payments directly to impacted drivers
The FTC will also issue an additional $10 million in driver payments from the established fund.
A further $11 million has also been divided amongst drivers in Arizona, California, Colorado, Illinois, Michigan, North Carolina, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Utah and Wisconsin.
It is unclear how many drivers were affected in this lawsuit.
In addition to the settlement fund, Walmart has been required to implement a driver earnings verification program, can no longer modify driver base pay or tip after the initial offer in most circumstances and is banned from misrepresenting earnings offered to drivers.
The pay out comes as Target agreed to pay job applicants out of a $2.2 million settlement pot if they applied for a position in Washington between January 1, 2023, and July 26, 2025.
Documents claim the company did not disclose the wage scale, salary range and a general description of employee benefits or other compensation on numerous Washington job postings.
Disclosure of that information is required by state law.
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THOUSANDS of Americans could get their hands on part of a $100 million settlement pot after a retail giant settles a major class action over wage theft allegations.
The department store chain has agreed to pay eligible workers who lost earnings due to alleged deceptive pay or tips over a five year period.
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In a class-action brought against Walmart by the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and 11 states, documents claim that Walmart deceived Spark delivery drivers about their base pay, incentive pay and tips.
The nationwide retailer has refused to admit wrongdoing; however, agreed to the $100 million settlement to put the allegations to bed.
Affected individuals could qualify to receive a share of the huge settlement agreement.
To be eligible for the payment, individuals must be able to show they worked as a Walmart Spark driver in the US, the District of Columbia, or U.S. territories and accepted one or more offers to shop for and/or deliver goods through the Spark driver app between January 1 in 2021, and February 26 in 2026.
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Drivers must also be able to show that they were shown base pay, tip, or incentive amounts in the Spark driver app that were not paid as advertised.
This includes incentive payments that drivers did not receive, tips that were reduced or not paid as shown in the initial offer card and base pay or tips that were reduced after accepting a delivery offer with an unclear reason.
The company agreed to establish a $16,175,302 settlement fund for impacted drivers.
Exact payments will be determined by drivers’ earnings and by tips received that did not match the initial card and unpaid incentives.
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If a driver was shown a $10 tip but only received $7, they will be eligible for a $3 payment.
If a driver was promised a $50 referral incentive but did not receive it, they may be eligible for the full $50
Drivers do not need to fill out a claim form in order to receive the payment.
Walmart has reportedly already begun issuing payments directly to impacted drivers
The FTC will also issue an additional $10 million in driver payments from the established fund.
A further $11 million has also been divided amongst drivers in Arizona, California, Colorado, Illinois, Michigan, North Carolina, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Utah and Wisconsin.
It is unclear how many drivers were affected in this lawsuit.
In addition to the settlement fund, Walmart has been required to implement a driver earnings verification program, can no longer modify driver base pay or tip after the initial offer in most circumstances and is banned from misrepresenting earnings offered to drivers.
The pay out comes as Target agreed to pay job applicants out of a $2.2 million settlement pot if they applied for a position in Washington between January 1, 2023, and July 26, 2025.
Documents claim the company did not disclose the wage scale, salary range and a general description of employee benefits or other compensation on numerous Washington job postings.
Disclosure of that information is required by state law.
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Plaintiffs say they would not have applied for jobs at Target if they had known the true wage scales and salary ranges.
The nationwide retailer has refused to admit wrongdoing; however, agreed to the $2.2 million settlement to put the allegations to bed.
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This article was autogenerated from a news feed from CDO TIMES selected high quality news and research sources. There was no editorial review conducted beyond that by CDO TIMES staff. Need help with any of the topics in our articles? Schedule your free CDO TIMES Tech Navigator call today to stay ahead of the curve and gain insider advantages to propel your business!
