Amazon has sued Washington’s labor agency following disputes with regulators over citations and fines imposed on the company for worker safety issues. FOX13
’s labor agency following disputes with regulators over citations and fines imposed on the company for worker safety issues.
Amazon argued in the lawsuit the agency has not proven any of its allegations, and requiring companies like it to remedy alleged hazards before that happens violates the due process protections under the 14th Amendment. The agency had said in March it inspected an Amazon warehouse in Kent, Washington, and found workplace processes that "create a serious hazard for work-related back, shoulder, wrist, and knee injuries." It said workers were expected to perform tasks, such as lifting and carrying items, at a fast pace that heightened the risk of injury.
Washington’s labor agency has said Amazon was aware of the hazards at the Kent facility because regulators had previously found similar violations at three other company warehouses. Regulators fined the company a $7,000 penalty for each of the other facilities, which Amazon appealed. The agency bumped up the fine to $60,000 for the Kent facility, saying in a statement in March that Amazon was "knowingly putting workers at risk.
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