Amazon punished pregnant workers for taking breaks, lawsuit alleges
The complaint says Amazon required medical paperwork for routine requests and penalized workers with unpaid time-off deductions, warnings and firings.
- On Tuesday, a nationwide class-action lawsuit was filed against Amazon in Brooklyn federal court, alleging the company denied basic pregnancy accommodations and retaliated against workers who took pregnancy-related breaks or time off.
- According to the complaint, Amazon managers allegedly forced employees to provide medical paperwork for basic accommodations while deducting unpaid time off for necessary breaks. Plaintiffs Jennifer Hatch and Willamina Barclay alleged managers denied seating requests and terminated them after breaks triggered warnings.
- Former employee Kristina Green reported being written up repeatedly and fired in May after pumping breaks drained her unpaid time-off balance. She stated the lactation room was nearly a 10-minute walk from her workstation, forcing her to rush.
- Nearly 200 Amazon workers have called A Better Balance's free legal helpline in 2026, according to A Better Balance President Inimai Chettiar, signaling widespread concerns beyond the four named plaintiffs. The lawsuit also cites prior Equal Employment Opportunity Commission complaints and state investigations.
- A June survey by the National Partnership for Women and Families found 35% of mothers received only partial workplace adjustments for pregnancy, while 9% received none, indicating the Amazon allegations reflect a nationwide struggle for pregnant workers to secure necessary accommodations.
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Amazon Sued Over Treatment of Pregnant Workers
A group of form Amazon warehouse employees is suing the company for systematically discriminating against previous workers, accusing the company of denying them basic accommodations and penalties some who took breaks to pump milk or time off for hospital visits. The four complaints filed a proposed nationwide class action in...
Amazon hit with class action suit alleging it abuses rights of pregnant workers
A group of former upstate New York Amazon warehouse workers Tuesday sued the corporate giant over its alleged violation of their and potentially thousands of others’ federal labor rights while they were pregnant and employed by the company. The four women filing suit accuse Amazon of threatening to fire, then actually firing, them for exercising...
FORMER Amazon employees have filed a class action lawsuit against the company over alleged systematic discrimination against pregnant women.
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