Walmart klagte wegen illegaler Eröffnung von Bankkonten für Lieferfahrer.

> Spark delivery workers have been complaining about Walmart’s Branch Messenger account requirements for years, which forced workers to use these accounts with no option to direct deposit to a preferred credit union or local bank. Walmart allegedly told workers they’d be terminated if they didn’t accept the Branch accounts.

Holy shit, this is what corporations like Walmart are doing right now with what little existing regulations there are to control them.

The situation is already dire, imagine what the world would be like with zero regulations.

With the incoming administration likely crippling the CFPB to the point where this kind of shit doesn’t even get punished, much less prevented, we’re so fucked.

So the question is: will the penalties they’re forced to pay exceed the kickback they got for this shady transaction or the amount of wage theft that actually occurred?

If not, it’s just “cost of doing business”, and they will 100% do it again.