New York sues Amazon, alleging coronavirus safety failures and protest retaliations

Last week Amazon sued New York Attorney General Letitia James, a pre-emptive strike aimed at stopping her from suing the company over its allegedly poor coronavirus safety measures. Unfortunately for Jeff Bezos' monster, its cunning plan to cut off the legal action at its knees didn't work.

In a suit filed Tuesday to the New York Supreme Court, James alleges Amazon violated several of the state's labor laws, including anti-retaliation and whistleblower protection laws. More specifically, James accuses Amazon of failing to take adequate measures to protect its workers from the coronavirus pandemic, and punishing any workers who spoke up or voiced criticism. Read more...