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Consumer protection board sues Walmart and fintech firm over gig-worker driver pay access

by December 24, 2024
written by December 24, 2024

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau is suing Walmart and a financial technology firm, alleging they illegally forced drivers into using costly deposit accounts to receive their pay.

The agency alleges that Walmart and the vendor, Branch Messenger, forced the drivers, who were part of Walmart’s Spark Driver gig-work platform, to use Branch Messenger’s deposit accounts to collect their compensation — and would be terminated if they did not want to use this service.

The CFPB also alleges that Walmart and Branch Messenger misled workers about the availability of same-day access to their earnings, and that drivers had to follow a complex process to access their funds.

Even when they did access their funds, the CFPB alleges, the drivers faced delays or fees if they needed to transfer the money into an account of their choice — resulting in workers paying more than $10 million in fees since 2021 to transfer earnings.

“Walmart made false promises, illegally opened accounts, and took advantage of more than a million delivery drivers,” said CFPB Director Rohit Chopra. “Companies cannot force workers into getting paid through accounts that drain their earnings with junk fees.”

Walmart said in a statement that the CFPB’s suit was ‘riddled with factual errors’ and ‘exaggerations and blatant misstatements of settled principles of law.’

‘The CFPB never allowed Walmart a fair opportunity to present its case during their rushed investigation,’ it said. ‘We look forward to vigorously defending the Company before a court that, unlike the CFPB, honors the due process of law.’

In a statement, Branch Messenger said the CFPB’s suit ‘misstates the law and facts’ while omitting items designed to ‘mask the Bureau’s clear overreach.’

‘Despite the company’s extensive cooperation with its investigation, the CFPB refused to engage with Branch in any meaningful way about this matter, instead rushing to file a lawsuit,’ Branch said. ‘This approach makes clear that this litigation has nothing to do with the law or protecting workers and everything to do with the media attention garnered by a lawsuit involving one of the world’s biggest retailers.’

The CFPB has announced a flurry of rules and suits this month as the Biden administration winds down and the agency’s future is clouded by uncertainty. Last week, the CFPB sued three of America’s largest banks on accusations that they failed to curb fraud on the digital payments platform Zelle. The banks, as well as Zelle’s operator, which was also named in the suit, have denied the charges.

It also sued Comerica Bank for allegedly harming consumers enrolled in the federal government’s Direct Express federal benefits delivery program. Comerica has denied the charges and is countersuing the CFPB.

The agency also announced four separate rules, including one limiting bank overdraft fees that was immediately challenged by the banking industry.

NBC News earlier reported the agency had been weighing which rules to finalize before Republicans take control of all three branches of government. The GOP has signaled plans to defang the agency, while President-elect Donald Trump has named authors of Project 2025 — which calls for eliminating the CFPB — to influential positions.

Multibillionaire Trump donor Elon Musk, who is slated for a high-level cost-cutting role, has posted on his social platform X: “Delete CFPB.”

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