New York State Sues Amazon Over Worker Treatment During Covid-19 Pandemic
February 16 2021 - 11:55PM
Dow Jones News
By Sebastian Herrera
New York's attorney general has filed a lawsuit against
Amazon.com Inc. that accuses the online retailer of not doing
enough to protect workers in the state from the coronavirus.
Last week, Amazon sued New York's attorney general to prevent
the state from taking legal action against the company over its
handling of worker safety during the pandemic and the firing of one
of its warehouse workers last year.
"Throughout the historic pandemic, Amazon has repeatedly and
persistently failed to comply with its obligation to institute
reasonable and adequate measures to protect its workers from the
spread of the virus in its New York City facilities," New York
state Attorney General Letitia James wrote in a complaint filed in
the state Supreme Court.
Amazon, a company spokeswoman said, doesn't "believe the
Attorney General's filing presents an accurate picture of Amazon's
industry-leading response to the pandemic."
Write to Sebastian Herrera at Sebastian.Herrera@wsj.com
(END) Dow Jones Newswires
February 16, 2021 23:40 ET (04:40 GMT)
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