Amazon Injuries Risk State Backlash, Higher Workers’ Comp Costs October 23, 2020 By Matt Day and Spencer Soper Injuries in Amazon.com Inc. warehouses could damage more than just the company’s reputation. They could start to hurt the e-commerce...
Air Taxi Firm Volocopter Teams Up With Schenker to Deploy Heavy-Lift Drones September 21, 2020 By Nadine Schimroszik and Douglas Busvine BERLIN — German aviation startup Volocopter has teamed up with logistics group DB Schenker to deploy its heavy-lift drones, in...
California Probes Amazon Worker Treatment During Pandemic July 28, 2020 By Diane Bartz and Paresh Dave California’s attorney general and state and local agencies are investigating whether Amazon.com Inc has taken adequate steps to protect its...
Amazon Tells Staff Hand-Washing Time Won’t Be Held Against Them July 14, 2020 By Josh Eidelson Amazon.com Inc. told employees at a New York warehouse, where workers have sued and gone on strike over safety concerns,...
AI Cameras Give Amazon Employees Real-Time Social Distancing Feedback June 16, 2020 By Andrew G. Simpson Amazon Inc. is pairing cameras with artificial intelligence to enforce social distancing among employees in its offices and warehouses. The...
Sick Workers Frustrated by Amazon’s Automated In-House HR June 10, 2020 By Matt Day Tony Banks told Amazon.com Inc. right away when he tested positive for Covid-19. More than a month later, he’s on...
Amazon Delivery Drivers Say They Fear Becoming Target of Looters June 3, 2020 By Spencer Soper An Amazon.com Inc. delivery driver in Long Island, New York, was told to abandon his van and call 911 in...
Caffeine Bought Online Killed Teen. But is Amazon at Fault? May 4, 2020 By Andrew Welsh-Huggins COLUMBUS — Logan Stiner was just days from high school graduation when his brother found him unresponsive in their family’s...
Amazon Says It Will Risk Loss to Cover Jump in Pandemic Spending May 1, 2020 By Matt Day and Spencer Soper Chief Executive Officer Jeff Bezos normally uses the company’s earnings report to extol the virtues of Alexa or the benefits...
Pandemic Job Actions May Push Renewed Labor Movement April 30, 2020 By Nicholas Riccardi and Dee-Ann Durbin Jordan Flowers never thought he would become a labor leader. Then the coronavirus forced him to risk his life every...