Washington: Amazon.com Inc was hit on Wednesday (May 19) with 5 new lawsuits by ladies who labored in company or warehouse administration roles, and accused the web retailer of gender bias, racial bias or each.
The ladies, ages 23 to 64, accused Amazon of favoring males over ladies in profession development, permitting supervisors to denigrate them, and retaliating after they complained.
Two plaintiffs are Black, one is Latina, one is Asian-American and one is white. They filed their lawsuits in federal courts in Arizona, California, Delaware and Amazon`s hometown of Seattle.
An Amazon spokesman stated the corporate has discovered no proof supporting the accusations. He additionally stated Amazon doesn’t tolerate discrimination or harassment and helps a “diverse, equitable and inclusive culture.”
The lawsuits had been filed by the Wigdor legislation agency, which additionally represents a Black supervisor at Amazon Web Services who sued in March over alleged systemic discrimination.
Wednesday`s (May 19) plaintiffs included Cindy Warner, a homosexual govt in that unit, who stated a male supervisor brazenly referred to as her a “bitch,” an “idiot” and a “nobody,” and that Amazon terminated her job after studying she had employed a lawyer.
Pearl Thomas, one of many Black plaintiffs, stated a human sources worker downplayed issues about her therapy by saying Thomas was upset by present occasions and that “my name is not Derek Chauvin,” the white former Minneapolis police officer convicted of murdering George Floyd.
The Wigdor agency has additionally represented ladies who accused now-convicted film producer Harvey Weinstein of sexual misconduct, and Fox News workers alleging bias or harassment there.
In April, Amazon founder Jeff Bezos stated his firm wanted to care for workers higher, and Amazon stated it wished extra Blacks in senior and company roles.
Amazon ended 2020 with about 1.3 million full- and part-time workers.
The firm is urging shareholders at its May 26 annual assembly to reject a proposal requiring an unbiased audit analyzing its “impacts on civil rights, equity, diversity and inclusion.”
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