Amazon is sued over warehouses after New York worker brings coronavirus home, cousin dies

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Amazon.com Inc has been sued for allegedly fostering the spread of the coronavirus by mandating unsafe working conditions, causing at least one ...

NEW YORK: Amazon.com Inc has been sued for allegedly fostering the spread of the coronavirus by mandating unsafe working conditions, causing at least one employee to contract COVID-19, bring it home, and see her cousin die.

The lawsuit said Amazon has made JFK8, which employs about 5,000, a"place of danger" by impeding efforts to stop the coronavirus's spread, and boost productivity at the expense of safety. But unions, elected officials and some workers have faulted Amazon's treatment of workers, including the firing of some critics of warehouse conditions.

Amazon is spending more than US$800 million on coronavirus safety in this year's first half, including for cleaning, temperature checks and face masks.

 

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