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Amazon Appeals Record $865M Fine for Violation of EU Data Protection Rules

Oct 19 2021 // Amazon.com Inc. appealed a record 746 million-euro ($865 million) penalty for allegedly violating the European Union’s tough data-protection rules.The appeal was filed at the Luxembourg Administrative Tribunal on...

Amazon Sued by Colorado Warehouse Workers Over COVID-19 Screening Pay

Oct 18 2021 // Amazon.com Inc. has been accused of violating Colorado state law by failing to pay warehouse workers for time spent undergoing COVID-19 screenings before clocking in at work.Jennifer Vincenzetti, who worked at two Amazon...

Amazon Sued by Colorado Warehouse Workers Over COVID-19 Screening Pay

Oct 7 2021 // Amazon.com Inc. has been accused of violating Colorado state law by failing to pay warehouse workers for time spent undergoing COVID-19 screenings before clocking in at work.Jennifer Vincenzetti, who worked at two Amazon...

Amazon Reaches Private Settlement With Workers Who Criticized Warehouse Conditions

Sep 30 2021 // Amazon.com Inc. and the U.S. National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) said on Wednesday the company had reached a settlement with two former employees who alleged they were fired last year for criticizing the working...

Amazon to Offer Insurance to Small and Medium-Sized UK Businesses: Broker

Sep 27 2021 // Amazon.com Inc is to start offering insurance to small and medium-sized UK business customers, the technology giant’s first foray into business insurance in the country, broker Superscript said on Monday.Members of...

Amazon’s Solution to Delivery Driver Shortage: Recruit Pot Smokers

Sep 3 2021 // Amazon.com Inc. has a solution for a potentially crippling shortage of delivery drivers: Recruit pot smokers.The company is advising its delivery partners — the mom and pops that operate the ubiquitous blue Amazon...

Amazon Enters India Wealth Management with Investment in Smallcase Technologies

Aug 18 2021 // Amazon.com Inc. has made its maiden investment in India’s wealth management sector, participating in a $40 million round by fintech startup Smallcase Technologies Pvt.The Bangalore-headquartered startup said the...

Amazon Loses Bid to Halt New York Warehouse COVID Safety Probe

Aug 11 2021 // A federal judge on Tuesday dismissed Amazon.com Inc’s lawsuit to block New York’s attorney general from investigating the online retailer’s ability to protect warehouse workers from COVID-19.U.S. District...

Marsh Brokers New Amazon Insurance Network Offering Coverage to Online Sellers

Aug 10 2021 // Insurance broker Marsh said it has collaborated with Amazon to build a new digital insurance network, Amazon Insurance Accelerator, where small businesses selling on Amazon can purchase product liability coverage.Amazon...

Amazon Will Pay Shoppers’ Product Claims Up to $1,000

Aug 10 2021 // Amazon.com Inc. on Tuesday said it would pay customers who suffer injuries or property damage from defective goods others sell on its U.S. platform, in a new policy that could reduce litigation.For years, consumers have...

Safety Agency Opens Preliminary Probe of Mercedes Delivery Vans Used by Amazon

Aug 6 2021 // The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) said Friday it has opened a preliminary investigation into reports some 2019 Mercedes-Benz Sprinter vans, configured for use as Amazon.com Inc delivery vehicles or...

Amazon Slapped with Record Fine for Violating EU Data Privacy Rules

Aug 3 2021 // Amazon.com Inc has been hit with a record $886.6 million (746 million euros) European Union fine for processing personal data in violation of the bloc’s GDPR rules, as privacy regulators take a more aggressive...

U.S. Lawsuit Could Open ‘Giant Can of Worms’ in Amazon’s Fight Against Product Recalls

Jul 23 2021 // A U.S. safety regulator’s decision last week to sue Amazon.com Inc. could bring clarity to a question that has long befuddled courts and state legislatures nationwide: Who is responsible when a product bought from...

Amazon Asks Judge to Toss New York State Lawsuit Over Warehouse COVID-19 Safety

Jul 15 2021 // Amazon.com Inc. on Wednesday pressed a New York judge to dismiss a lawsuit by state Attorney General Letitia James claiming the online retailer failed to ensure worker safety at two New York City warehouses as COVID-19...

Federal Safety Agency Sues Amazon to Hold It Responsible for Hazardous Products

Jul 14 2021 // The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) said on Wednesday it has sued Amazon.com Inc. to force the retailer to recall hundreds of thousands of hazardous products that it had distributed on its platform.By a 3-1...

Amazon.com Offers Prescriptions Starting at $6; Considers Physical Locations

Jun 9 2021 // Amazon.com Inc. said on Tuesday it was now offering six-month prescriptions starting at $6 for medications of common health issues through its pharmacy.The company said prime members would get additional savings when...

Amazon CEO Bezos Volunteers for Risky Space Travel Journey in June

Jun 8 2021 // Amazon’s billionaire founder Jeff Bezos said on Monday he and his brother Mark will fly on the first crewed space flight from his rocket company Blue Origin next month.“Ever since I was five years old,...

Amazon to Overhaul Warehouse Worker Metric Cited in Injuries

Jun 2 2021 // Amazon.com Inc. is overhauling a controversial worker-productivity yardstick that has drawn the ire of warehouse employees who say it imposes an unsafe burden on them.The world’s largest online retailer uses...

5 Women File Employment Discrimination Suits Against Amazon.com

May 20 2021 // Amazon.com Inc. was hit on Wednesday with five new lawsuits by women who worked in corporate or warehouse management roles, and accused the online retailer of gender bias, racial bias or both.The women, ages 23 to 64,...

Amazon Continues Moratorium on Police Use of Its Facial Recognition Software

May 19 2021 // Amazon.com Inc. said on Tuesday it is extending until further notice a moratorium it imposed last year on police use of its facial recognition software.The company had halted the practice for one year starting in June...