Amazon hit by 5 more lawsuits from employees who allege race and gender discrimination
Five women allege that managers retaliated against them for complaining internally about harassment or discrimination.
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Five women who have worked at Amazon in corporate roles or in warehouse management filed separate discrimination and retaliation lawsuits against the tech giant on Wednesday afternoon, according to complaints filed in various US district courts.
The women range in age from early 20s to mid-60s, and all allege that they were retaliated against by white managers for complaining internally about race, gender, or sexual harassment or discrimination that they experienced. Two of the women are Black, one is Latina, one is Asian American, and one is white. Three of the women still work at Amazon and two are former employees. All fiv
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Amazon plans to to increase its representation of Black employees and women among its corporate workforce. Above, an Amazon tower is reflected in the Amazon Day 1 building above the Amazon Spheres in Seattle. (Amanda Snyder/Seattle Times/TNS)
New Amazon data shows Black, Latino and female employees are underrepresented in best-paid jobs
Amazon published Wednesday the most detailed look yet at its workforce demographic data, showing what many critics of the company have long suspected: Black, Latino and female employees are underrepresented in the best-paid jobs at Amazon.
The only segment where the number of women reflects countrywide demographics is among the company’s nearly 850,000 U.S. employees working lower-paid jobs, including in warehouses. Black and Latino workers are overrepresented in that slice of Amazon employees.