Amazon settles California claims it concealed COVID-19 cases from workers

Amazon settles California COVID workers notification dispute

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Amazon has agreed to pay $500,000 and be monitored by California officials to ensure it properly notifies its workers about new coronavirus cases, the state's attorney general said Monday.Amazon employs about 150,000 people in California, most of them at 100 “fulfillment centers” — sprawling warehouses where orders are packed and shipped. The agreement, which must be approved by a judge, requires the Seattle-based retai…

California Fines Amazon For ‘Concealing’ COVID-19 Cases Among Workers

Amazon was ordered to pay $500,000 to California authorities Monday after claims that the company hid COVID-19 case numbers from workers and health agencies.

Amazon Slapped With $500,000 Fine for Not Informing Workers of COVID Cases

Court has ordered Amazon to pay $500,000 in fines for hiding the number of COVID cases from California-based warehouse workers...

California's AG said Amazon left warehouse workers 'in the dark' about COVID-19 cases. Now the tech giant is paying the state $500,000.

Amazon often left its staff and the authorities "in the dark and unable to effectively track the spread of the virus," California's AG said Monday.

COVID-19: Amazon workers were left 'terrified and powerless' after it concealed coronavirus cases, California says

Workers at Amazon's warehouses in California were left "terrified" and "powerless" as the company concealed COVID-19 outbreaks from them, according to the state's attorney general.

Amazon to pay $500,000 fine for 'concealing' COVID-19 cases from warehouse workers

The retail giant Amazon just will have to pay up after being sued by the state of California for "concealing" COVID-19 cases from its workers. Axios reported Monday evening that California's new "right to know" law only will require the company to pay a $500,000 penalty. The law is supposed to help create better worker safety by demanding that employers inform their staffs and local health departments about the number of COVID-positive cases am…