November 20, 2024
Amazon has settled an employee's suit claiming the online retail giant blocked him from promotions because he took leave to serve in the U.S. Marine Corps Reserve, prompting a Washington federal judge on Wednesday to halt a trial that was set to begin in the case next month.
November 18, 2024
A federal judge in Washington state has rejected a worker's eleventh-hour bid to amend his lawsuit accusing Amazon of passing him up for a promotion after he took protected military leave, saying the operations manager cannot "ambush" the e-commerce giant with fresh retaliation allegations just weeks before a trial in December.
September 26, 2024
A Washington federal judge ejected one worker from a suit accusing Amazon of demoting or firing workers who took time off for military service, but teed up for trial another worker's claim alleging he was removed from consideration for a promotion after he said he was going to be deployed.
September 20, 2024
A Washington federal judge pressed an ex-Amazon employee on Friday to back up allegations that she was fired for taking military leave, saying the termination appeared to be an administrative "oops" on the company's part that it has since corrected by offering reinstatement and back pay.
August 06, 2024
Amazon asked a Washington federal judge to end a proposed class action accusing it of demoting or terminating workers who take time off for military service, arguing that one of the plaintiffs was inadvertently fired while the other wasn't qualified for a promotion because he was "unprofessional."
July 29, 2024
A Washington federal judge refused Monday to greenlight a class action accusing Amazon of demoting or firing workers who took time off for military service, saying they hadn't shown the thousands of would-be class members had enough in common.
March 05, 2024
Current and former Amazon employees urged a Washington federal court to grant them class status in their lawsuit accusing the company of demoting or firing workers who took time off for military leave, saying the 15,000 members of the proposed class have plenty in common.
February 06, 2024
Claims that Amazon systematically demoted and fired workers who took military leave should not move forward on a class basis, the online retail giant said, telling a Washington federal court that evidence shows thousands of military workers took time off without a hitch.
October 16, 2023
Current and former Amazon workers asked a Washington federal court to approve a class that could cover 15,000 people in a lawsuit accusing Amazon of demoting or firing workers who took time off for military leave, saying their allegations hinge on companywide policies.
April 11, 2023
A Washington federal judge said Amazon cannot escape a proposed class action accusing it of discriminating against service members by firing those who take time off for military leave, saying the workers' latest complaint was detailed enough to stay in court.