The Consumer Financial Protection Board sued Walmart and a financial services firm on Monday for allegedly requiring delivery drivers to use an app that charged them fees to access their own earnings.

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) is suing Walmart and payroll service provider Branch Messenger for alleged illegal payment practices for gig workers.

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) has filed a lawsuit against Walmart, accusing the retail giant and its partner, Branch Messenger, of defrauding delivery drivers out of millions of dollars.

Lawsuit alleges Walmart and the payments platform Branch Messenger cost delivery drivers millions of dollars in fees, opening deposit accounts without consent and requiring their use to get paid.

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau has filed a lawsuit against Walmart and Branch Messenger, alleging the companies forced delivery drivers to use costly deposit accounts to get paid. Bentonville-based Walmart operates the Spark Driver Program,

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau sued Walmart and fintech company Branch Messenger for allegedly forcing more than a million delivery workers to use expensive deposit accounts to access their paychecks,

Walmart and Branch Messenger, a payments platform, accused of deceiving workers about pay from retailer for two years.

Walmart called the lawsuit factually inaccurate and said the agency didn’t give the company a fair chance to present their case

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau sued Walmart and Branch Messenger Inc., claiming they required those in the Spark Driver program to be paid