U.S. House Panel Refers Amazon to Justice Department Amid Competition Probe March 9, 2022 By Aditya Kalra Five members of the U.S. House Judiciary Committee have asked the U.S. Department Of Justice (DOJ) to investigate Amazon.com Inc...
COVID Underscores Lack of Whistleblower Protections February 22, 2022 By Kristian Hernández Originally posted on Stateline, an initiative of The Pew Charitable Trusts. Inside a partially completed Amazon warehouse here, workers last...
Judge Dismisses Fired Amazon Worker’s Lawsuit Alleging Discrimination February 9, 2022 A federal judge on Monday sided with Amazon.com Inc. in dismissing a discrimination lawsuit that workplace organizer Christian Smalls had...
Amazon and Its Algorithms Blamed for Crashes by Delivery Drivers November 22, 2021 By Spencer Soper Ans Rana was in the back seat of his brother’s Tesla Model S when they stopped behind a disabled car...
Amazon Appeals Record $865M Fine for Violation of EU Data Protection Rules October 19, 2021 By Stephanie Bodoni Amazon.com Inc. appealed a record 746 million-euro ($865 million) penalty for allegedly violating the European Union’s tough data-protection rules. The...
Lawmakers Introduce Liability, Competition Bills Targeting Giant Internet Firms October 18, 2021 By Anna Edgerton and Rebecca Kern The biggest U.S. tech companies would face new constraints under two bills announced Thursday after a month of revelations from...
Amazon Sued by Colorado Warehouse Workers Over COVID-19 Screening Pay October 7, 2021 By Daniel Wiessner Amazon.com Inc. has been accused of violating Colorado state law by failing to pay warehouse workers for time spent undergoing...
Amazon to Offer Insurance to Small and Medium-Sized UK Businesses: Broker September 27, 2021 By Carolyn Cohn Amazon.com Inc is to start offering insurance to small and medium-sized UK business customers, the technology giant’s first foray into...
Amazon Enters India Wealth Management with Investment in Smallcase Technologies August 18, 2021 By Saritha Rai Amazon.com Inc. has made its maiden investment in India’s wealth management sector, participating in a $40 million round by fintech...
Amazon Loses Bid to Halt New York Warehouse COVID Safety Probe August 11, 2021 By Jonathan Stempel A federal judge on Tuesday dismissed Amazon.com Inc’s lawsuit to block New York’s attorney general from investigating the online retailer’s...