Number of Brazil Amazon Fires Hits Five-Year High in August September 2, 2022 By Fabiano Maisonnave MANAUS, Brazil (AP) — More fires burned in the Brazilian Amazon rainforest this August than in any month in nearly...
State Farm Sues Amazon to Recover Payout for Fire Damage Claim August 24, 2022 By Andrew G. Simpson State Farm Fire & Casualty is trying to get Amazon to reimburse it for a payment it made to cover...
Laid-off Tesla Workers File Emergency Plea, Allege Small Severance Pay July 6, 2022 By Hyunjoo Jin SAN FRANCISCO —Two laid-off Tesla workers filed an emergency motion on Tuesday to stop the electric car maker for allegedly...
Amazon Warehouse Collapse Probe Finds Worker Safety Risks April 28, 2022 By Haleluya Hadero U.S. regulators are calling on Amazon to improve its procedures for dealing with severe weather like hurricanes and tornadoes that...
Judge Rules Amazon Must Reinstate Fired Warehouse Worker April 20, 2022 By Haleluya Hadero A judge has ruled Amazon must reinstate a former warehouse employee who was fired in the early days of the...
Congress Seeks Amazon’s Labor-Practice Records After Tornado That Killed Six April 1, 2022 By Spencer Soper A Congressional committee wants Amazon.com Inc. to share details about its labor practices during extreme weather events, following a tornado...
Feds Eye Rule to Claw Back Money From Companies That Lie About Gig Worker Earnings February 18, 2022 WASHINGTON –– The U.S. Federal Trade Commission, which enforces consumer protection rules, voted on Thursday to embark on regulations that...
Judge Dismisses Fired Amazon Worker’s Lawsuit Alleging Discrimination February 8, 2022 A federal judge on Monday sided with Amazon.com Inc in dismissing a discrimination lawsuit that workplace organizer Christian Smalls had...
Amazon Must Face Murderer’s Lawsuit on Behalf of Unhired Ex-Cons January 27, 2022 By Robert Burnson Amazon.com Inc. was unable to escape a lawsuit filed by a convicted murderer who claims the company’s refusal to hire...
OSHA Opens Probe Into Amazon Warehouse Fatal Collapse in Illinois December 14, 2021 By Richa Naidu EDWARDSVILLE, Ill.–The U.S. workplace safety watchdog is investigating the circumstances around the collapse during Friday night’s storm of an Amazon.com...