Shipper Escapes $41.9M Award for Man Paralyzed When Lights Fell From Pallet on Him June 2, 2026 By Andrew G. Simpson A worker who suffered serious injuries in 2017 after a 1,300-pound load of lighting fixtures fell onto him has lost...
GAO Urges OSHA to Address Ergonomic Hazards in e-Commerce Warehouses, Deliveries October 22, 2024 The federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) must do more to address ergonomic hazards at warehouses and delivery companies,...
New York Law Protecting Warehouse Workers From ‘Unreasonable Quotas’ Goes Into Effect June 22, 2023 Legislation aimed at protecting New York warehouse workers from “unreasonably demanding work quotas” is now in effect. New York Governor...
Walmart Loses Challenge to OSHA Finding in Injury at New York Warehouse February 28, 2023 Walmart Inc. violated federal workplace safety standards at its warehouse in Johnstown, New York, when it failed to prevent stored...
Amazon CEO Jassy Says He Wants to Improve Warehouse Safety April 18, 2022 In his first letter to Amazon shareholders, CEO Andy Jassy offered a defense of the wages and benefits the company...
California Enacts Nation’s First Law Regulating Warehouse Labor Quotas September 24, 2021 By Kanishka Singh and Akriti Sharma California Governor Gavin Newsom on Wednesday signed a bill that limits warehouse employers like Amazon.com Inc. from setting productivity quotas,...
Federal Judge Dismisses Amazon N.Y. Warehouse Workers’ COVID-19 Lawsuit November 3, 2020 By Josh Eidelson A federal judge dismissed New York warehouse workers’ lawsuit against Amazon, ruling that their allegations about the company’s handling of...
Amazon Workers’ Injury Rate Higher Than Industry Average, Report Says September 30, 2020 By Isabelle Lee Amazon.com Inc. warehouse workers in the U.S. are getting hurt at a higher rate than the industry average, according to...
Zebra Technology Adds Social Distancing Alerts to Warehouse Workers’ Scanners June 4, 2020 By Paresh Dave Zebra Technologies Corp., which sells barcode scanners and other computers used in warehouses globally, introduced a feature on Thursday that...
Warehouse Workers Risk COVID-19 Shipping Knick-Knacks, Luxury Goods April 14, 2020 By Chris Kirkham, Reade Levinson and Nandita Bose As U.S. authorities ordered shutdowns of non-essential businesses to fight coronavirus, retailer Nordstrom Inc. closed hundreds of stores and gave...