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Amazon settles California COVID workers notification dispute

Headline from Omaha World-Herald

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

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  1. KTVU San Francisco

    Amazon settles California case accusing it of concealing COVID cases from workers (opens KTVU San Francisco)

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    Amazon will pay $500,000 as part of a settlement reached with California's attorney general who had accused the retail giant of illegally withholding information about COVID cases from its workers.

  2. Omaha World-Herald

    Amazon settles California COVID workers notification dispute (opens Omaha World-Herald)

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    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

  3. Geek Wire

    Amazon will start reporting COVID case numbers in California to settle AG’s investigation (opens Geek Wire)

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    In a legal settlement described as the first of its kind in the nation, Amazon agreed to disclose the number of new COVID-19 cases in its fulfillment and distribution network in California to workers…

  4. FOX Business

    Amazon COVID-19 case notifications to be monitored by California AG under new agreement (opens FOX Business)

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    In addition to COVID-19 case notifications to employees and state health agencies, Amazon will pay a $500,000 settlement towards enforcement of California’s consumer protection laws

  5. NBC Los Angeles

    Amazon Settles in Calif. Dispute About Allegedly Hiding COVID Cases From Workers (opens NBC Los Angeles)

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    California’s attorney general says Amazon hid critical COVID-19 case information from its employees, putting them at risk.

  6. FOX 61 Hartford

    Amazon settles COVID-19 company notification dispute in California (opens FOX 61 Hartford)

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    The settlement announced Monday requires the Seattle-based retailer to notify its tens of thousands of California warehouse workers within a day of new virus cases.

  7. NBC Los Angeles

    Amazon Settles With California Over Claims It Concealed Covid-19 Cases From Warehouse Workers (opens NBC Los Angeles)

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    As part of the settlement, the company has agreed to notify workers within one day of new Covid cases.

  8. The Hill

    Amazon ordered to pay $500K in California for 'concealing COVID-19 case numbers' (opens The Hill)

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    California Attorney General Rob Bonta (D) on Monday announced that the state would require Amazon to pay $500,000 after the company "failed to adequately notify warehouse workers and local health agencies of COVID-1

  9. Truthout

    Amazon to Pay California $500K After Being Accused of Breaking COVID Workplace Rules (opens Truthout)

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    The settlement allows Amazon to deny wrongdoing regarding failing to alert workers to COVID outbreaks at its warehouses.

  10. Insider

    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. (opens Insider)

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    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.

  11. New York Times

    Amazon agrees to pay $500,000 in California over claims that it hid Covid-19 cases from workers. (opens New York Times)

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    The judgment, which is subject to court approval, is in line with a “right to know” law that was designed to keep workers safe in the pandemic.

  12. The Guardian

    Amazon to pay $500,000 fine for failing to notify workers of Covid cases (opens The Guardian)

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    In a landmark US judgment, California official says the company failed to ‘adequately notify’ employees and local health agencies

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