“We don’t believe the attorney general’s filing presents an accurate picture of Amazon’s industry-leading response to the pandemic,” Ms. Nantel said. Last week, Amazon preemptively sued Ms. James in federal court in an attempt to stop her from bringing the charges. The company argued that workplace safety was a matter of federal, not state, law. New York, in its suit, said Amazon received written notification of at least 250 employees at the Staten Island warehouse who had Covid-19. The lack of interviews “created a very time-consuming process which did not identify close contacts in a timely fashion,” the complaint said.

Source: New York Times February 17, 2021 02:57 UTC