Fired Amazon Worker Sues Over Pandemic Working Conditions
Today, fired Amazon worker ,Christian Smalls, filed a class-action lawsuit against the e-commerce giant. Smalls alleges that Amazon violated federal civil rights law by terminating his employment and by allegedly putting thousands of other minority Amazon workers at risk during the pandemic. The suit was filed in US district court in the Eastern District of New York. The suit calls for compensation for Smalls and more protective measures for Amazon workers who continue to handle packages in the company's facilities amid the worsening pandemic.
See "Fired Amazon Worker Sues Over Pandemic Working Conditions", Brian Fung, CNN Business, November 12, 2020