Pay systems and workplace technologies deserve scrutiny when workers have less information or bargaining power than the platforms that manage them.
OSHA’s multi-site investigation concerned hazardous working conditions associated with lower-back and other musculoskeletal disorders at ten Amazon facilities. The cases were scheduled for hearings before the Occupational Safety and Health Review Commission.
View caseCalifornia’s Civil Rights Department alleged that employees who used parental, disability, pregnancy, medical or family-care leave received lower bonuses and unfavourable reviews that could affect pay, stock awards and promotion. Microsoft denied the allegations and agreed to settle after a multi-year investigation.
View caseAn NLRB administrative law judge found that Amazon retaliated against workers for union support or protected concerted activity by changing assignments, increasing supervision and dismissing employees early. The decision also addressed interrogation, confiscation of union literature and appeals to racial prejudice.
View caseCalifornia alleged that Amazon’s warehouse notices did not adequately tell workers and local health agencies how many COVID-19 cases had occurred or provide required information about protections and safety plans. The case concerned the state’s worker right-to-know law.
View caseConsumer Reports compared workplace communication policies and identified broad collection and use terms that employees may be unable to negotiate.
View caseThe FTC alleged that Amazon reduced its own contribution to driver pay after promising drivers they would receive all customer tips, and failed to make the change clear.
View caseOFCCP compliance reviews identified hiring-rate disparities affecting Asian applicants for engineering, specialist and developer roles and Black and Hispanic applicants for software-engineering roles at Microsoft facilities in four states. The agency alleged that the selection practices violated federal-contractor equal-opportunity requirements.
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