A resident of Woolwich, Maine was struck by an Amazon delivery driver in 2020 and his family is now suing the retail behemoth as well as the driver of the delivery vehicle involved in the incident. Among the family’s allegations are accusations that that the corporation’s policies of speedy delivery, along with refunds of shipping costs if deadlines are missed, directly contributed to the death of ...
PA Supreme Court to Amazon: Security Screening Time Must be Paid
Posted August 26, 2021 in Product News and Recalls | Protect Your Rights
In a 5-2 ruling, the Pennsylvania Supreme Court has ordered that Amazon must pay its employees for the time they spent waiting in line to be screened by security at the end of their shifts. The ruling comes as a result of a lawsuit brought by two warehouse workers in 2013 who alleged that the departure screenings would routinely add 10 to 20 ...
Amazon Whistleblower Lawsuit Alleges COVID-19 Retaliation
Posted July 22, 2021 in Product News and Recalls
“It seemed like Amazon just wanted to pressure people to keep coming to work during the pandemic, even though they were terrified, and so they didn’t tell us whether we’d been exposed and didn’t even explain to my Spanish-speaking co-workers in a language they could understand that they shouldn’t come to work if they were sick.” This is the environment that Thornton, Colorado Amazon worker Linda Rodriguez says Amazon ...
Missed Lunches Add to Amazon Labor Lawsuit Woes
Posted April 29, 2021 in Product News and Recalls
A former Amazon warehouse employee is suing the online retail giant alleging that scheduling issues routinely led to workers missing large chunks of their lunch breaks – or missing them entirely – and then working unpaid overtime to complete their tasks for the day. The case is the latest in a long line of wage and labor related lawsuits dogging the company ...
Planned Vehicle Camera Rollout has Amazon Drivers on Edge
Posted April 20, 2021 in Product News and Recalls
When most people think about a delivery job, they think of days spent on the open road, free of the hustle and bustle of general office life. They think of time spent outside and largely spent alone, far away from the prying eyes of management. Their days are theirs so long as their packages are delivered safely and in one piece. Micromanagement is the last thing on their mind.
Technology, however, ...
continue reading...Amazon Settles Washington State Wage Lawsuit for $8.2 Million
Posted April 13, 2021 in Product News and Recalls
A class-action lawsuit filed against Amazon on behalf of a number of contract delivery drivers has been settled for $8.2 million. The multimillion-dollar lawsuit alleged that quotas imposed on drivers by the retail giant left workers without rest breaks and working forced overtime without being paid for the additional time spent on the road.
The quotas alleged by Gus Ortiz and Mark Fredley, the two drivers ...
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