Amazon To Change Time-Off Policy During Pandemic, Extend Pay Bump Unlimited unpaid time off will end next week. Instead, warehouse workers can take regular accrued time off or a leave of absence. The company's pay bumps will apply through mid-May. Alina Selyukh
Amazon Workers Stage New Protests Over Warehouse Coronavirus Safety Organizers say more than 350 workers pledged to call off work, criticizing Amazon's measures to protect them during the coronavirus pandemic. Amazon says it has taken steps to keep workers safe. Alina Selyukh
Seller anxiety rises as Amazon restrictions continue Amazon has been restricting goods coming into its warehouses for a month. That’s squeezing businesses who had orders from the company. Carolyn Adolph
Bezos Hopes To Start Amazon Workers Coronavirus Testing 'Soon' The CEO says "vastly more" COVID-19 testing is needed. The company is building its own lab to start testing some workers, potentially looking to start regular checks for all employees. Alina Selyukh
Amazon To Temporarily Stop Deliveries In France, Following Court Ruling A French court ruled Amazon must limit deliveries to essential items while it assesses COVID-19 contagion risk at its facilities. The company decided to suspend all deliveries until April 20. Jake Cigainero
Amazon fires 2 tech employees who raised coronavirus, climate concerns A few months ago, it might’ve been hard to imagine a scenario where someone would be fired in front of her 13-year-old son. But that just happened to Amazon employee Maren Costa while working from home in Seattle. John Ryan
Amazon Puts New Grocery-Delivery Customers On Hold As Demand Explodes The company also plans to hire 75,000 additional workers. And it says it will devote some hours at Whole Foods to online orders only and make other changes to keep up with a crush of demand. Alina Selyukh
New York Mayor, Attorney General Seek Investigations Over Fired Amazon Worker The warehouse employee helped organize a walkout to demand closure of the facility following several COVID-19 cases. Amazon fired him the same day, saying he violated quarantine and safety measures. Alina Selyukh
Amazon Closes Kentucky Warehouse After Workers Test Positive The closure of a Kentucky warehouse is the first confirmed prolonged shutdown of an Amazon facility. Workers in at least 10 others have tested positive for COVID-19, prompting shorter closures. Alina Selyukh
Workers In 8 Amazon Warehouses Test Positive For Coronavirus The outbreaks at Amazon facilities come as the e-commerce giant plans to hire 100,000 new workers to meet the surge in orders to the company's fulfillment centers Bobby Allyn
