Amazon was hit with an employment class motion contending the corporate’s point-based no-fault attendance coverage, beneath which workers lose factors for absences, has a disparate affect on disabled workers.
Takeaway: Quite a few different fits have been filed in opposition to Amazon over the corporate’s alleged discriminatory practices, together with concerning workers and potential workers with disabilities. This week, Amazon was hit with a suit in Pennsylvania, which accuses the corporate of failing to accommodate an worker’s medical incapacity, and a suit out of Washington, which accuses the e-commerce large of not hiring a blind man as a result of his incapacity.
