December 21, 2023
A group of five workers filed suit in Connecticut federal court against online retail giant Amazon and two of its construction contractors after nooses were found at a work site, alleging a racially hostile work environment and retaliation. Here, Law360 Pulse takes a look at the attorneys involved in the case.
December 05, 2023
Amazon.com Inc. wants out of a federal lawsuit filed by a group of electricians over the display of eight nooses at a Connecticut job site, arguing that the Black and Latino plaintiffs are suing under an anti-discrimination law that only applies when parties are under contract.
September 22, 2023
Amazon and two of its construction contractors allowed Black and Puerto Rican workers to endure a racially hostile work environment before and after they found nooses at their Connecticut job site in 2021, and victims of the hateful threats were treated like perpetrators during an FBI investigation, a federal lawsuit has claimed.