New York Amazon Workers’ Class Suit Over Pandemic Response Dismissed

Mealey's (November 4, 2020, 1:40 PM EST) -- NEW YORK — A federal judge in New York on Nov. 2 dismissed a putative class complaint by employees of Amazon.com Inc. and Amazon.com Services LLC’s (together, Amazon) Staten Island JFK8 fulfillment center and those close to them who accuse Amazon of failing to follow New York law and state and federal guidance during the novel coronavirus pandemic, referring two claims to the Occupational Safety and Health Administration and finding that the workers lacked standing to bring the third claim over pay (Derrick Palmer, et al. v. Amazon.com, Inc., et al., No. 20-2468, E.D. N.Y., 2020 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 203683)....