Tag: Amazon

Employer’s Prohibition of Black Lives Matter Attire Insufficient Basis for Discrimination and Retaliation Claims

2/18/21

By: Jennifer Markowski and Jennawe Hughes The federal lawsuit filed by employees of Whole Foods Market, Inc. (“Whole Foods”) and Amazon.com, Inc. (“Amazon”) who were prohibited from wearing Black Lives Matter (“BLM”) attire, was dealt a significant blow when a Massachusetts federal judge dismissed the majority of the case finding all but one employee had…

E-tailers Beware: California Court of Appeal Rules that Amazon Can be Sued for Products Sold by Third-Party Vendors on its Website

8/21/20

By: Anastasia Osbrink A California Court of Appeal issued a ruling on August 13, 2020, holding that Amazon can be held strictly liable for products sold on its website by third-party sellers through its “Fulfilled by Amazon” (“FBA”) program. (Bolger v. Amazon.com, LLC (Aug. 13, 2020, No. D075738) ___Cal.App.5th___ [2020 Cal. App. LEXIS 761].)This ruling…

Jeff Bezos Just Challenged Amazon’s Retail Rivals To Match Its $15 Minimum Wage – Is Bezos’ Challenge Checkmate or Checkout For the Push To Increase Minimum Wage?

4/15/19

By: Brad Adler and Matthew Jones Five months ago, in November, 2018, Amazon raised its minimum wage to $15/hour. Now, Amazon’s leader is challenging his competitors in the retail sector to do the same.  In a letter to shareholders that was submitted to the SEC on April 11, 2019, Jeff Bezos stated “Today I challenge…