$5.5M Amazon COVID-19 Screenings Pay Settlement Granted Preliminary Approval

(May 23, 2024, 1:15 PM EDT) -- FRESNO, Calif. — A federal magistrate judge in California on May 22 granted preliminary approval of a $5.5 million settlement after supplemental briefing and a revised class notice was filed in two consolidated cases by California workers who accuse Amazon.com Services LLC of failing to pay them for time spent undergoing COVID-19 symptom screenings before their shifts....