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Amazon Agrees to Worker Safety Measures to Settle OSHA Probe
Dec 20 2024 // Amazon.com will implement safety measures at all of its U.S. facilities to settle a federal agency’s claims that it failed to prevent workers from developing back problems and other ergonomic injuries, the agency...
Amazon Faces Possible Strikes as Christmas Looms
Dec 19 2024 // Pressure is building on Amazon.com to come to the bargaining table with the Teamsters union as thousands of workers threaten to strike during the retailer’s busy holiday selling season. Workers in New York City,...
Amazon Ignored Its Own Worker Safety Studies, Senate Report Says
Dec 18 2024 // Amazon.com Inc. leaders rejected internal recommendations that the company relax warehouse worker productivity rates to curb injuries, according to a report from a congressional committee. Released Monday by the majority...
Amazon Cites Safety for Slower Deliveries to 2 DC Low Income ZIP Codes
Dec 13 2024 // The District of Columbia has sued Amazon, alleging the company secretly stopped providing its fastest delivery service to residents of two predominantly Black neighborhoods while still charging millions of dollars for a...
Lawsuit Seeks OSHA Records on Deaths of 3 Amazon Workers
Nov 27 2024 // A worker activist has sued the Department of Labor (DOL) to force the release of records surrounding the deaths of three workers at New Jersey Amazon workplaces in 2022. The lawsuit says DOL’s Occupational Safety and...
Amazon, SpaceX to Test US Labor Board’s Powers at Conservative Appeals Court
Nov 18 2024 // A U.S. labor board whose enforcement powers are being challenged in a series of lawsuits is set to defend itself from attacks by Amazon.com and Elon Musk’s SpaceX in a conservative U.S. appeals court, as the agency...
River Level at Amazon Rainforest Port Hits 122-Year Low Amid Drought
Oct 7 2024 // The river port in the Amazon rainforest’s largest city of Manaus on Friday hit its lowest level since 1902, as a drought drains waterways and snarls transport of grain exports and essential supplies that are the...
Amazon Hit With US Labor Board Complaint Over ‘Joint Employment’ of Drivers
Oct 3 2024 // Amazon.com has been accused by a U.S. labor board of illegally refusing to bargain with a union representing drivers employed by a contractor, the agency announced on Wednesday. The complaint from the National Labor...
American Eagle Outfitters Sues Amazon for Infringing ‘Aerie’ Trademarks
Sep 26 2024 // American Eagle Outfitters sued Amazon.com on Wednesday, accusing it of intentionally infringing the clothing and accessories retailer’s “Aerie” and “Offline by Aerie” trademarks by directing...
Thousands of Fires Are Burning in the Drought-Wracked Amazon
Sep 23 2024 // Much of Brazil is burning as tens of thousands of fires rage around the country, half of them in the Amazon rainforest. Exacerbated by a severe drought, the fires threaten one of the world’s most crucial ecosystems...
Amazon Drivers Join Teamsters in New York, Union Says
Sep 18 2024 // Hundreds of delivery drivers for e-commerce giant Amazon.com have joined the International Brotherhood of Teamsters, seeking improved wages, working conditions and safety standards, the labor union said on Monday. Workers...
Amazon Challenges Labor Board’s Structure in Lawsuit Over Union Election
Sep 6 2024 // Amazon.com sued a U.S. labor board on Thursday, accusing it of illegally interfering in a union election at a New York City warehouse and claiming the agency’s structure violates the U.S. Constitution. The lawsuit...
Amazon Must Face D.C.’s Antitrust Lawsuit, Appeals Court Rules
Aug 26 2024 // An appeals court in Washington, D.C. revived the district’s lawsuit against Amazon.com Inc on Thursday, saying it plausibly claimed the online retailer’s pricing policies illegally stifle competition. The...
Amazon Is Boss of Subcontracted Drivers, Labor Board Prosecutors Say
Aug 23 2024 // Amazon.com Inc. was legally the boss of a group of subcontracted delivery drivers, US labor board prosecutors have concluded, rejecting the company’s claims that workers in its sprawling delivery network aren’t...
US Agency Puts Onus on Amazon for Sale of Hazardous Third-Party Products
Jul 30 2024 // Amazon.com is responsible for hazardous products sold by third-party sellers on its platform under the federal safety law and bears legal responsibility for their recall, the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission said on...
Amazon Says Washington State Injury Case Has Been Dismissed
Jul 29 2024 // A case alleging that Amazon.com Inc. exposed warehouse workers to injuries has been dismissed for lack of evidence, the company said in a statement Thursday. The Washington state Department of Labor and Industries cited...
Amazon Worker Injured Due to Repetitive Tasks Loses Workers’ Compensation Bid
Jul 17 2024 // An Amazon distribution center worker in Virginia whose job entailed repetitive lifting and stowing of items all day and who suffered rotator cuff tears has been denied workers’ compensation benefits because she...
Amazon Must Comply With EEOC’s Pregnancy Bias Probe, Judge Rules
Jul 16 2024 // A New York federal judge has ordered Amazon.com to comply with a subpoena from a U.S. civil rights agency investigating claims that the online retailer discriminated against pregnant warehouse workers. U.S. District Judge...
California Labor Commissioner Cites Amazon $6M for Violating Warehouse Quotas Law
Jun 19 2024 // Amazon failed to meet requirements of California’s Warehouse Quotas law at warehouses in Riverside and San Bernardino Counties, according to the Labor Commissioner’s Office. The ofice cited Amazon.com Services...
Thousands of Amazon Drivers File Arbitration Claims for Unpaid Wages, Other Losses
Jun 13 2024 // Thousands of delivery drivers filed legal claims against Amazon, alleging the company’s classification of them as independent contractors instead of employees has led to unpaid wages and other financial losses. Two...
