Walmart settles $100 million lawsuit with delivery drivers over pay deception

By: Brandon Kingdollar

Outlets: North Carolina Newsline

Published: February 26, 2026

Words: 466

Last Updated: 1 week, 6 days ago

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Walmart will pay $100 million to drivers who participated in one of its delivery programs after reaching a settlement Thursday with the Federal Trade Commission and 11 states, including North Carolina.

The settlement resolves a lawsuit against Walmart filed in Northern California District Court over Spark Driver, a program it has used since 2018 to deliver groceries and other merchandise using contracted drivers.

Walmart allegedly deceived its Spark drivers about base pay, incentives, and …

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