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Amazon Agrees to Worker Safety Measures to Settle US Probe

Amazon.com will implement new safety measures at all of its U.S. facilities to settle a federal agency’s claims that it failed to prevent workers from developing back problems and other ergonomic injuries, the agency said on Thursday. Amazon settled a …

American Eagle Outfitters Sues Amazon for Infringing ‘Aerie’ Trademarks

American Eagle Outfitters sued Amazon.com, accusing it of intentionally infringing the clothing and accessories retailer’s “Aerie” and “Offline by Aerie” trademarks by directing customers to knock-off merchandise. In a complaint filed in Manhattan federal court, American Eagle said it rejected …

Amazon Must Face D.C.’s Antitrust Lawsuit, Appeals Court Rules

An appeals court in Washington, D.C. revived the district’s lawsuit against Amazon.com Inc on Thursday, saying it plausibly claimed the online retailer’s pricing policies illegally stifle competition. The District of Columbia Court of Appeals reversed a ruling that had dismissed …

Agency Puts Onus on Amazon for Sale of Hazardous Third-Party Products

Amazon.com is responsible for hazardous products sold by third-party sellers on its platform under the federal safety law and bears legal responsibility for their recall, the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission said on Tuesday. The CPSC said it has issued …

Google Deal for ‘Hot Market’ Cyber Firm Wiz Would Bolster Cloud Security

If Alphabet’s Google is successful in its effort to buy cloud security company Wiz, it would bolster its cloud security offerings for large organizations, a hotspot for hackers, and help it take on cloud rivals Amazon.com and Microsoft, experts said. …

Amazon Staff Allege Retaliation in Pay Gap Discrimination Suit

Amazon.com Inc. allegedly retaliated against three female employees — including firing one and placing another on a performance plan — after they sued the company for discrimination, the plaintiffs said in new court papers. In an amended complaint filed Friday, …

Amazon Steers Consumers to Higher-Priced Items, Lawsuit Claims

Amazon.com AMZN.O was sued in a proposed U.S. class action accusing the online retailer of violating a consumer protection law by steering hundreds of millions of shoppers to higher-priced items in order to earn extra fees. According to a complaint …

OSHA Says Amazon.Com Exposed Workers to Safety Hazards

NEW YORK –– A U.S. government agency on Wednesday issued citations against Amazon.com Inc AMZN.O for failing to keep warehouse workers safe, by exposing them to ergonomic hazards that resulted in serious injuries. The Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and …

Amazon Workers in New York City Win Partial Revival of COVID-19 Safety Lawsuit

Amazon.com Inc. must face a claim that it failed to protect New York City warehouse workers and their families from COVID-19, a U.S. appeals court ruled on Tuesday while dismissing the bulk of the workers’ 2020 lawsuit. The 2nd U.S. …

Amazon Issued 13,000 Disciplinary Notices at Single US Warehouse

NEW YORK — Amazon worker Gerald Bryson had hand-counted thousands of items in his warehouse’s inventory over three days when his manager showed him a “Supportive Feedback Document.” Bryson had made 22 errors, the 2018 write-up said, including tallying 19 …