Amazon.com Inc. is suing the New York state attorney general, arguing that she’s exceeding her authority in seeking to penalize the company for alleged failures in its pandemic safety protocols and treatment of workers at New York City warehouses. In a complaint filed Friday in Brooklyn federal court, Amazon says Atty. The company subsequently fired an organizer, Chris Smalls, for violating a quarantine order after being exposed to a colleague with COVID-19. A federal judge dismissed that case, saying the plaintiffs should have brought their concerns to the federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration instead. “We remain undeterred in our efforts to protect workers from exploitation and will continue to review all of our legal options.”

Source: Los Angeles Times February 15, 2021 00:11 UTC