The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau sued Walmart and its financial technology partner Branch Messenger, alleging they opened costly bank accounts for delivery drivers in the Spark Driver program without their consent. The CFPB claims Walmart pressured drivers to use these accounts or risk being fired, misrepresenting the ability to instantly access their pay.
— Walmart Inc. and one of its financial technology partners allegedly opened expensive bank accounts for delivery drivers without their consent, a US consumer protection agency said on Monday.
“Walmart made false promises, illegally opened accounts, and took advantage of more than a million delivery drivers,” CFPB Director Rohit Chopra said in a statement after the agency sued the two companies in the US District Court for the District of Minnesota.It’s the latest enforcement action for the CFPB, which has cranked up its pace in the waning days of the Biden administration.
Walmart launched its Spark delivery service in 2018 and relies on the third-party drivers to deliver online orders to homes. The retailer said last month that e-commerce sales rose over 20% in the US during the most recent quarter.Hundreds of children in San Fernando Valley will get Christmas gifts from USPSFormer UCLA doctor wins $3.9 million in attorney’s fees in hospital discrimination caseThey couldn’t afford a house.
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