Amazon To Pay Back Flex Driver For Tip Money They Never Received!

The Federal Trade Commission said 140,000 Amazon drivers are being repaid nearly $60 million in tips that the company allegedly withheld. The FTC is sending out 139,507 checks and 1,621 PayPal payments to drivers. The average check for Amazon Flex drivers included in the settlement will be $422. 19,980 drivers will receive checks for more than $600. The highest amount going to a single Amazon Flex driver is $28,000.

Back in February Amazon Flex drivers were told they would be paid $18 to $25 an hour, with many statements saying things such as “you will receive 100% of the tips you earn while delivering with Amazon Flex.” “Rather than passing along 100% of customers’ tips to drivers, as it had promised to do, Amazon used the money itself,” Daniel Kaufman, acting director of the FTC’s Bureau of Consumer Protection, said in February.  Affected drivers should deposit or cash their checks before Jan. 7. To Read More Click Here.

Source: USA Today