Open Society Justice Initiative: Amazon Workers' COVID-19 Lawsuit in New York Helps Protect Workers Across the U.S.
July 17, 2020
July 17, 2020
NEW YORK, July 17 -- The Open Society Justice Initiative issued the following news release:
This week, Amazon informed workers for the first time at its JFK8 facility of a nationwide corporate policy that the company would not punish its warehouse workers for insufficient productivity or when taking necessary COVID-19 safety precautions, like handwashing and cleaning their workstations. Prior to this week's announcement, Amazon only communicated the policy to managers and expressly . . .
This week, Amazon informed workers for the first time at its JFK8 facility of a nationwide corporate policy that the company would not punish its warehouse workers for insufficient productivity or when taking necessary COVID-19 safety precautions, like handwashing and cleaning their workstations. Prior to this week's announcement, Amazon only communicated the policy to managers and expressly . . .