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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...

House Antitrust Panel Blasts Big 4 Internet Firms for Abuses; Seeks Reforms, Separations

Oct 7 2020 // A U.S. House of Representatives panel looking into abuses of market power by four big technology companies found they used “killer acquisitions” to smite rivals, charged exorbitant fees and forced small...

Amazon Reveals 19,000 Frontline Workers Contracted Coronavirus

Oct 2 2020 // Amazon.com Inc. on Thursday said more than 19,000 of its U.S. frontline workers contracted the coronavirus this year, or 1.44% of the total, a disclosure sought by labor advocates who have criticized the COVID-19 response...

Amazon Workers’ Injury Rate Higher Than Industry Average, Report Says

Sep 30 2020 // Amazon.com Inc. warehouse workers in the U.S. are getting hurt at a higher rate than the industry average, according to an investigative report.The rate of injuries contradicts more rosy assertions the company has made to...

With Insurance and Gold, Amazon’s Pushing to Make India Its Fintech Center

Sep 2 2020 // NEW DELHI/MUMBAI — Amazon.com Inc. has added insurance and even gold to its menu of financial services in India, to expand its customer base and attract more subscribers to its Prime loyalty program in a battleground...

Two Killed in Construction Accident at Amazon Site in Virginia

Sep 1 2020 // Two construction workers have died after an accident at the future site of an Amazon fulfillment center in Virginia.Suffolk city officials say the accident occurred Saturday afternoon at Northgate Commerce Parkway. News...