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Amazon Warehouse Walkouts Over Pay Seen Spreading Across UK

Aug 10 2022 // Hundreds of Amazon.com Inc.’s UK workers are planning walkouts in the coming days after logistics workers clashed with managers over pay.A series of walkouts and slowdown protests at at least seven facilities in...

Court Agrees With Insurer: Amazon Can Be Sued Under New Jersey Product Liability Law

Jul 26 2022 // Online marketplace Amazon can be sued under New Jersey product liability law for defective products sold by third-party sellers on its website.The federal district court in New Jersey sided with the New Jersey...

How Amazon Thinks About Auto Insurance for Delivery Service Partners

Jul 14 2022 // Amazon runs an auto insurance program for its delivery service providers, but if those DSPs choose to buy their insurance from competitors instead, Amazon is fine with that.In fact, Amazon might prefer it if their...

Reuters: Behind Amazon’s 13,000 Disciplinary Notices at New York Warehouse

Jul 13 2022 // Amazon worker Gerald Bryson had hand-counted thousands of items in his warehouse’s inventory over three days when his manager showed him a “Supportive Feedback Document.”Bryson had made 22 errors, the...

California Court: Amazon Customers Can Sue Over Lack of Toxic Warnings

Jun 17 2022 // The California Supreme Court on Wednesday left intact a ruling that allows customers to sue Amazon.com for failing to warn buyers that some products it sells may contain hazardous substances such as mercury.The court...

Amazon Accused of Obstructing House Probe of Deadly Tornado

Jun 3 2022 // Amazon.com Inc. is obstructing a congressional investigation of a deadly December tornado by failing to provide documents about emergency preparedness and communications with workers during the storm, according to a letter...

Amazon Workers Close in on California Trial to Recoup Work-at-Home Expenses

Jun 2 2022 // Amazon.com Inc. workers seeking to recoup expenses they incurred while working from home during the pandemic moved a step closer to trial when a California judge threw out the e-commerce giant’s request to dismiss...

New York Accuses Amazon of Discriminating Against Pregnant and Disabled Workers

May 18 2022 // The New York State Division of Human Rights has filed a complaint against Amazon.com Inc. accusing the online retailer of discriminating against pregnant and disabled workers at its worksites, Governor Kathy Hochul said on...

Court Says Federal Law Preempts, Tosses New York Suit Over Amazon Worker Safety

May 11 2022 // A New York state appeals court on Tuesday dismissed state Attorney General Letitia James’ lawsuit accusing Amazon.com Inc. of failing to adequately protect thousands of workers at two New York City facilities against...

Woman Whose Son Was Killed in Illinois Tornado Criticizes Amazon

May 5 2022 // The mother of a man who was killed in December when a tornado slammed into an Amazon facility in Illinois said on Tuesday that her son was only in the building because he was called into work on his day off.“It...

Woman Says Amazon.com Fired Her Because She Got ‘Long Covid’ – Lawsuit

May 4 2022 // NEW YORK –– A former Amazon.com Inc. employee sued the online retailer on Monday, saying it wrongly fired her and demanded she repay wages after she contracted “long COVID.”Brittany Hope, 29, a...

Amazon Urged to Review Emergency Plans in Wake of Deadly Tornado

Apr 28 2022 // Amazon.com Inc. should better prepare workers for extreme weather events, according to federal regulators who investigated a deadly tornado strike on a company warehouse in Edwardsville, Illinois.The storm ripped through...

Labor Board Judge Rules Amazon Must Reinstate Fired Warehouse Worker

Apr 20 2022 // A judge has ruled Amazon must reinstate a former warehouse employee who was fired in the early days of the pandemic, saying the company “unlawfully” terminated the worker who led a protest calling for Amazon to...

Amazon CEO Jassy Says He Wants to Improve Warehouse Safety

Apr 18 2022 // In his first letter to Amazon shareholders, CEO Andy Jassy offered a defense of the wages and benefits the company gives its warehouse workers while also vowing to improve injury rates inside the facilities.Jassy, who took...

Amazon Drone Crashes Hit Jeff Bezos’ Delivery Dreams

Apr 11 2022 // Jeff Bezos went on 60 Minutes in 2013 and pledged to fill the skies with a fleet of delivery drones that could zip parcels to customers’ homes in 30 minutes. Asked when this future would arrive, the Amazon.com Inc....

Amazon Faces Shareholder Vote on Treatment of Warehouse Workers

Apr 7 2022 // Follows SEC backing for vote after guidance change Filed by retail activist platform Tulipshare Amazon.com Inc., the world’s biggest retailer, will face a shareholder vote calling for an independent audit of its...

Lawmakers Probing Amazon Labor Practices Following Illinois Tornado Deaths

Apr 5 2022 // The U.S. House Oversight Committee is opening an investigation into Amazon.com’s labor practices during extreme weather events, following the death of six workers during a swarm of tornados last year. In a letter...

Amazon Cited for Unsafe Work Practices at Washington Fulfillment Center

Apr 4 2022 // Amazon is facing a willful serious violation and a $60,000 fine for knowingly putting workers at risk of injury at its fulfillment center in Kent, Washington.A Washington Department of Labor & Industries inspection at...

Amazon Cited for Unsafe Work Practices at Washington Fulfillment Center

Mar 24 2022 // Amazon is facing a willful serious violation and a $60,000 fine for knowingly putting workers at risk of injury at its fulfillment center in Kent, Washington.A Washington Department of Labor & Industries inspection at...

U.S. House Panel Refers Amazon to Justice Department Amid Competition Probe

Mar 9 2022 // Five members of the U.S. House Judiciary Committee have asked the U.S. Department Of Justice (DOJ) to investigate Amazon.com Inc for “potentially criminal conduct” by the company and some of its senior...