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Walmart to Pay $100m over Claims It Misled Drivers over Pay

Walmart will pay $79 million directly to Spark drivers and implement a 10-year earnings verification program to prevent future pay misrepresentations, the FTC said.

  • The Federal Trade Commission said Walmart agreed to pay $100 million on February 26, 2026, to settle claims it deceived Spark drivers about pay and tips.
  • According to the complaint, Walmart misled drivers and customers by inflating pay and falsely claiming 100% of tips went to drivers in its Spark Driver program since 2021.
  • Court documents show Walmart's batching and order-splitting practices frequently split tips without informing drivers, sometimes reduced pay after acceptance, and the settlement includes an $11m driver fund and $79m in payouts.
  • As part of the deal, Walmart must create an earnings verification program, pay $10m to the FTC, $11m to the states, and has begun issuing payments to affected drivers.
  • FTC leadership notes regulators approached Walmart last year, prompting the company to begin repaying drivers amid broader gig-economy scrutiny and similar platform settlements.
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OAN broke the news in San Diego, United States on Thursday, February 26, 2026.
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