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Amazon-Backed India Insurer Startup Eyes Funding Round that Could Create $1B Value

May 12 2021 // Acko General Insurance Ltd. is weighing a new funding round that could value the Indian online insurer at more than $1 billion, according to people familiar with matter.The Amazon.com Inc.-backed startup is looking to...

Former Amazon Employee Files Colorado Whistleblower Complaint

May 11 2021 // A former Amazon warehouse worker has filed a complaint with the Colorado Department of Labor and Employment against Amazon over its COVID-19 policies and allegations that her firing was retaliatory.Linda Rodriguez alleged...

How Tech Firms From Amazon to YouTube Ban Users for Off-Site Behavior

Apr 27 2021 // Earlier this month, Twitch announced it would start banning users for behavior away from its site.The move by Amazon Inc.’s live-streaming platform involved hiring a law firm to conduct investigations into...

Amazon’s Firing of 2 Critics Was lllegal, Rules National Labor Board

Apr 6 2021 // Amazon.com Inc. illegally fired two employees who advocated for better working conditions during the pandemic, the U.S. National Labor Relations Board has found.The online retailer last year terminated the employment of...

‘Treating Us Like Robots’: Alabama Amazon Workers Seek Union

Mar 30 2021 // Linda Burns was excited at first to land a job at the Amazon warehouse outside Birmingham, Alabama. The former nursing assistant had always enjoyed ordering from the company, Now, she would be working for them.A cog in a...

Amazon Begins Offering Its Virtual Health, Pharmacy Services to Other Businesses

Mar 18 2021 // Amazon.com Inc. is expanding its virtual healthcare service to other Washington-state employers starting Wednesday and to its own employees nationwide this summer, the company said in a press release.Piloted in September...

Next Insurance Targets Businesses That Sell and Buy on Amazon

Mar 18 2021 // In partnership with Amazon, digital small business insurer Next Insurance is offering insurance to businesses that are buyers or sellers on the popular Amazon e-commerce site.The insurer is targeting members of Amazon...

French Retailer Sued over Amazon Deforestation Linked to Cattle Raising

Mar 5 2021 // PARIS – Environmental groups and indigenous activists from the Amazon region filed a lawsuit Wednesday in a French court alleging that France-based supermarket chain Groupe Casino is violating human rights and...

New York Attorney General Sues Amazon Over COVID-19 Shortfalls

Feb 17 2021 // New York Attorney General Letitia James sued Amazon.com Inc on Tuesday over its handling of worker safety issues around the COVID-19 pandemic at two warehouses, just days after the retailer filed its own lawsuit seeking to...

Amazon Sues New York Over COVID Workplace Safety, Firing Lawsuit

Feb 12 2021 // Amazon.com Inc. on Friday sued New York’s attorney general to stop the state from filing its own lawsuit over the online retailer’s early response to COVID-19, including its firing of activist Christian...

Amazon Plans Cameras with AI in Its Delivery Vans to Improve Driver Safety

Feb 5 2021 // Amazon.com has revealed plans to install AI-powered video cameras in its branded delivery vans, in a move that the world’s largest e-commerce firm says would improve safety of both drivers and the communities in...

Amazon Workers at Alabama Warehouse to Vote on Unionizing

Feb 4 2021 // Amazon workers at an Alabama warehouse will vote next week on whether to unionize in one of the most visible labor-organizing pushes at the online retailing giant.Employees at the Bessemer facility are seeking to form a...

Amazon, Berkshire, JPMorgan Closing Down Joint Healthcare Venture

Jan 4 2021 // The healthcare joint venture of Amazon.com Inc., Berkshire Hathaway Inc. and JPMorgan Chase & Co., will cease to exist at the end of February, it said on Monday.The move comes three years after the companies came...

National Labor Board Says Amazon Illegally Fired Protesting Employee

Dec 18 2020 // The U.S. National Labor Relations Board on Tuesday alleged Amazon.com Inc. illegally fired an employee this year who was raising alarm about workplace safety during the COVID-19 pandemic.Amazon associate Gerald Bryson was...

California Seeks Court Help With Investigation of Amazon Coronavirus Policies

Dec 15 2020 // California Attorney General Xavier Becerra on Monday petitioned a court to force Amazon.com Inc. to comply with outstanding subpoenas over a state investigation into its handling of the coronavirus pandemic.The petition,...

Slick Sidewalks, Protective Pets Among Injury Trends for Amazon Delivery Partners in Colorado

Dec 7 2020 // Coloradans like residents of other states have seen an increase in delivery vehicles as many households shifted to ordering more online amid the pandemice.Colorado workers’ compensation insurer Pinnacol Assurance...

Market Value of Insurers, Drugstores Drops on Amazon Plans to Sell Prescription Drugs

Nov 17 2020 // The leading drugstores, drug distributors and health insurers lost about $22 billion in market value Tuesday after Amazon.com Inc. revealed plans to start selling prescription drugs to its Prime members in the U.S.The long...

Ex-Employee Who Protested Safety Sues Amazon Alleging Bias in His Firing

Nov 13 2020 // A former Amazon.com Inc. worker who protested conditions at his New York City fulfillment center sued the retailer on Thursday, accusing it of discrimination for firing him and for putting Black and Hispanic workers at...

Federal Judge Dismisses Amazon N.Y. Warehouse Workers’ COVID-19 Lawsuit

Nov 3 2020 // A federal judge dismissed New York warehouse workers’ lawsuit against Amazon, ruling that their allegations about the company’s handling of the COVID-19 pandemic should have been brought to the Occupational...

Amazon Injuries Could Spark Higher Workers’ Comp Rates for Fulfillment Centers

Oct 26 2020 // Injuries in Amazon.com Inc. warehouses could damage more than just the company’s reputation. They could start to hurt the e-commerce giant’s bottom line, as well.Washington state’s workplace safety...