They have agreed to give it back, but (un)surprisingly have not been fined or suffered any penalty.
Amazon ordered to pay back $61.7m after pocketing delivery drivers’ tips
US regulator says company withheld money given by customers for 2-and-a-half years
The US Federal Trade Commission has forced Amazon to pay out $61.7m to some of its delivery drivers to settle allegations that the ecommerce giant had pocketed tips left by their customers.
The FTC said Amazon, whose revenues are expected to have exceeded $380bn in 2020, withheld the amount over the course of two-and-a-half years, only stopping once it discovered it was under investigation.
FT.com
Amazon ordered to pay back $61.7m after pocketing delivery drivers’ tips
US regulator says company withheld money given by customers for 2-and-a-half years
The US Federal Trade Commission has forced Amazon to pay out $61.7m to some of its delivery drivers to settle allegations that the ecommerce giant had pocketed tips left by their customers.
The FTC said Amazon, whose revenues are expected to have exceeded $380bn in 2020, withheld the amount over the course of two-and-a-half years, only stopping once it discovered it was under investigation.
FT.com
