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Be honest with workers about how much they’ll earn, and other lessons from the FTC’s settlement with Walmart
Protecting workers and ensuring competitive labor markets is a top priority for the FTC and the agency’s Labor Task Force. By maximizing the agency’s jurisdiction and interdisciplinary expertise, the FTC is confronting challenges facing American workers. Take, for example, the announced settlement of a case brought by the FTC and eleven states against Walmart, Inc., which resolves allegations that the company misrepresented how much drivers for its delivery service, Spark Driver, would earn through tips, base pay, and incentives. The lawsuit alleges that Walmart’s practices caused drivers to lose millions of dollars in expected earnings.
