Lawsuit Filed Against Amazon Claiming It Did Not Give Employees Required Breaks
In a lawsuit filed under the U.S. District Court in the Northern District of California last Friday, Mar. 26, Lovenia Scott, a former logistics specialist has revealed the unfair treatment of the company to them. Most of what Scott focused on is the deduction of their payment for taking their breaks, with the company not letting them finish their intended break times.
Every five hours on the shift, Amazon employees are entitled to 30-minute meal breaks, or the additional rest of 10 minutes for every four hours worked on the job. Scott allegedly claimed that Amazon does not let them finish these intervals from their jobs, and was forced to get back on where they left off without fully maximizing their time.
On the other hand, Amazon cuts or deducts these break times from their wages, which was a known setup from the e-commerce company when they hired these workers. The prosecution team with Scott is now seeking the court to make it a “class action” lawsuit and to be placed in front of juries to present the case and make Amazon accountable.
