Rather than take the L, Amazon sues state that dared criticize warehouse safety
Amazon has sued Washington state's Department of Labor & Industries, claiming an order by government officials requiring the internet mega-giant to reduce hazards at a warehouse breaks the 14th Amendment to the US Constitution.
The Washington officials' main concern was that Amazon employees were under pressure to lift, carry, and twist at a rapid pace, which was bound to lead to injury. The super-corp's chief beef is that – as per the citation – it has to plan out and implement expensive changes to its operations before that appeal is even heard, which it sees as a denial of due process. It wants to challenge the order before anything else happens.
Amazon also griped it isn't even sure what it's done wrong, that it stands accused of breaking rules on ergonomic hazards"despite the absence of any specific ergonomic standards in either the Washington or federal occupational health and safety laws," and that no specific regulations were cited, just that it allegedly failed to maintain"a hazard-free workplace."
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