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Amazon accused of systematically denying pregnant warehouse workers chairs and breaks
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Four former Amazon warehouse employees have filed a proposed nationwide class action against Amazon, alleging the company routinely refuses pregnant workers the accommodations they are entitled to by law.
The case, filed in federal court in Brooklyn, alleges violations of the federal Pregnant Workers Fairness Act and New York labour law, and claims that Amazon disciplines pregnant workers for absences resulting from lack of accommodations.
- Lawsuit alleges Amazon routinely denies pregnant workers accommodations
- Accommodations include chairs and breaks
- A Better Balance, a workers' rights non-profit, is involved in the case
- Amazon disciplines pregnant workers for absences
- Four former Amazon warehouse employees have filed a proposed nationwide class action against Amazon, alleging the company routinely refuses pregnant workers the accommodations they are entitled to by law.
- Lawsuit alleges Amazon routinely denies pregnant workers accommodations
- Accommodations include chairs and breaks
- A Better Balance, a workers' rights non-profit, is involved in the case
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