Calif. Court Rules Amazon Liable Like Other Retailers for Defective Products August 14, 2020 By Lisa Baertlein Amazon.com can be held liable like other traditional retailers for injuries from defective products sold via its sprawling e-commerce marketplace,...
Safety Probe Cites Mistakes by First Officer, Pilot in 2019 Amazon Cargo Plane Crash July 15, 2020 By David Shepardson The U.S. National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) cited cockpit mistakes by the first officer and pilot in a February 2019...
Amazon to Pilot Primary Care Health Centers for Employees Near Its Fulfillment Facilities July 14, 2020 Giant online retailer Amazon.com announced it will pilot local employee health care centers near Amazon fulfillment facilities across the country....
Amazon’s Heavily Automated, Frugal HR Leaves Sick Workers in Limbo June 8, 2020 By Matt Day Tony Banks told Amazon.com Inc. right away when he tested positive for Covid-19. More than a month later, he’s on...
Amazon’s French Warehouses to Reopen After Ending Virus Safety Dispute with Workers May 18, 2020 By Mathieu Rosemain Amazon’s French warehouses are set to reopen on Tuesday with about 30% of employees, three union officials said, ending a...
Indiana Too Quick to Clear Amazon in Worker’s Death, Report Finds May 11, 2020 Indiana’s safety agency prematurely released Amazon from citations and fines in the death of a warehouse employee who was crushed...
French Court Keeps Limits in Place for Amazon Deliveries, in Victory for Its Workers April 24, 2020 By Mathieu Rosemain and Sarah White A French court on Friday rejected Amazon‘s appeal against a ruling that restricts what it can deliver during the coronavirus...
Amazon Extends French Warehouse Closures on COVID-19 Safety Dispute with Workers April 20, 2020 Amazon will keep its six warehouses in France closed until at least April 22 after a stand-off with unions over...
Amazon Shuts Warehouses in France over Worker Safety During COVID-19 Crisis April 17, 2020 Amazon has no clarity yet on when its warehouses in France might reopen, the head of its French business said...
Employee Climate Group Claims Amazon Threatened Firings for Speaking Out January 2, 2020 By Matt Day A group of Amazon.com Inc. employees who pushed the company to combat climate change say Amazon has threatened to fire...