Amazon is sued over warehouses after New York worker brings COVID-19 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 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 spreading, boosting productivity at the expense of safety. Amazon did not comment on the lawsuit, but said it has always followed guidance from health authorities and its workplace safety experts since the coronavirus pandemic began.The Seattle-based company has benefited as the pandemic forced many consumers unable to visit physical stores to shop online more.

 

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