Today, the @FTC is sanctioning @Amazon for stealing delivery driver tips to pad its own bottom line.
In its years-long scheme, Amazon baited drivers with earnings promises, but then siphoned tips and slashed wages, pocketing over $60 million in the process.
In its years-long scheme, Amazon baited drivers with earnings promises, but then siphoned tips and slashed wages, pocketing over $60 million in the process.
The @FTC has long been lax when it comes to abuses in the gig economy and anticompetitive conduct targeting workers.
The agency's order against @Amazon will provide restitution to the tech giant's driver victims. I hope it also turns the page on the FTC's era of inaction.
The agency's order against @Amazon will provide restitution to the tech giant's driver victims. I hope it also turns the page on the FTC's era of inaction.
. @Amazon is one of the largest and most feared corporate empires on the planet, and it is critical that global regulators carefully scrutinize whether the company is amassing and abusing its market power through unlawful practices.
My voting statement: https://www.ftc.gov/public-statements/2021/02/statement-commissioner-rohit-chopra-regarding-deception-delivery-drivers
My voting statement: https://www.ftc.gov/public-statements/2021/02/statement-commissioner-rohit-chopra-regarding-deception-delivery-drivers