Amazon will pay 4 million dollars to settle the driver theft lawsuit

The Amazon has He agreed to pay the province of Colombia $ 3.95 million To settle a lawsuit, you claim that the retail giant has stolen more than $ 60 million of advice for flexible delivery drivers. Public Prosecutor, Brian L. Shawl The settlement announced todayWhich includes $ 2.45 million of penalties and requires Amazon to clearly reveal how to use advice for any purpose as well as compensation for drivers.

It was 61.7 million dollars Later on, drivers’ payment by FTC In the wake of a settlement with Amazon, but by filing a lawsuit in 2022, former Public Prosecutor Karl Rasin sought to “keep the Amazon to calculate its illegal actions, and send a clear message to employers not to transfer advice for their own interest.”

“When companies mislead customers to enhance their profits by stealing advice for their workers, they are betraying their consumers, employees and competitors who play with rules,” said Shawwalb. “After arrest, it is not sufficient to simply return the illegal gains. Instead, there should be severe consequences to deter the behavior of behavior in the first place.”

While Amazon agreed to settle within 30 days, the company denies DC allegations and maintains that it has made honest, complete, unambiguous, and accurate representations for customers “with regard to the transformation process for drivers.