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Because they were receiving all their tips. They were not receiving the same pay as before. I suspect they played with words to make people think one thing ins

• peteretep 6y ago
  > they played with words to make people think one thing instead of another Is that not essentially the definition of fraud though? That they’re being forced to pay it back seems like their “interpretation” here was dead off — they lost the case, right?
• maxerickson 6y ago
  The FTC uses flimsy words like "did not disclose": In late 2016, the FTC alleges, Amazon shifted from paying drivers the promised rate of $18–25 per hour plus the full amount of customer tips to paying drivers a lower hourly rate, a shift that it did not disclose to drivers. Amazon used the customer tips to make up the difference between the new lower hourly rate and the promised rate. This resulted in drivers’ being shorted more than $61.7 million in tips. Which of course isn't flimsy, they are saying that Amazon did not pay wages they had agreed to.
  • sitkack 6y ago
    Sounds like Amazon actually stole both wages and tips, then used one to pay for the other.