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Why OSHA Is Investigating Amazon Worker Deaths at Illinois Building Hit by Tornado
Dec 14 2021 // EDWARDSVILLE, Ill. — The U.S. workplace safety watchdog is investigating the circumstances around the collapse during Friday night’s storm of an Amazon.com Inc building in Illinois in which six workers died, an...
Amazon’s New FleetWise Transfers Vehicle Data to Cloud to Aid Safety, Design
Dec 1 2021 // Amazon Web Services has launched a new cloud-based data service that could help automakers remotely diagnose issues in their vehicles to prevent recalls and improve safety, as well as manage related data, the company told...
Labor Group Calls for Probe of Amazon’s Reporting of Covid Cases at Facilities
Dec 1 2021 // Amazon.com Inc. provided “misleading or grossly incomplete” data about the number of Covid-19 infections potentially spread in its U.S. facilities, according to a labor group calling on the federal government...
New York Seeks Monitor to Oversee Amazon Worker Safety
Dec 1 2021 // New York state’s attorney general on Tuesday asked a state judge to appoint a monitor to oversee worker safety at an Amazon.com Inc. fulfillment center in New York City, citing the retailer’s alleged rollbacks...
Amazon and Its Algorithms Blamed for Crashes by Delivery Drivers
Nov 22 2021 // Ans Rana was in the back seat of his brother’s Tesla Model S when they stopped behind a disabled car just before 9 p.m. on Atlanta’s busy Interstate 75. Seconds later, a blue Amazon.com Inc. delivery van...
Insurance Technology: LineSlip Aids Property Underwriting; Bold Penguin Adds 2 Products:, Cowbell Assesses AWS
Nov 17 2021 // LineSlip Streamlines Property Value Reporting, Underwriting Data LineSlip Solutions recently unveiled a new tool to help risk managers, insurance brokers, and real estate asset managers streamline the collection and...
Amazon-Backed Indian Online Insurer Acko Valued at $1.1B in New Funding Round
Oct 29 2021 // General Atlantic and local private equity firm Multiples Private Equity led a $225 million funding in Acko General Insurance, valuing the Indian online insurer at $1.1 billion. Existing investors including Canada Pension...
Amazon Appeals Record $865M Fine for Violation of EU Data Protection Rules
Oct 19 2021 // Amazon.com Inc. appealed a record 746 million-euro ($865 million) penalty for allegedly violating the European Union’s tough data-protection rules. The appeal was filed at the Luxembourg Administrative Tribunal on...
Amazon Sued by Colorado Warehouse Workers Over COVID-19 Screening Pay
Oct 18 2021 // Amazon.com Inc. has been accused of violating Colorado state law by failing to pay warehouse workers for time spent undergoing COVID-19 screenings before clocking in at work. Jennifer Vincenzetti, who worked at two Amazon...
Amazon Sued by Colorado Warehouse Workers Over COVID-19 Screening Pay
Oct 7 2021 // Amazon.com Inc. has been accused of violating Colorado state law by failing to pay warehouse workers for time spent undergoing COVID-19 screenings before clocking in at work. Jennifer Vincenzetti, who worked at two Amazon...
Amazon Reaches Private Settlement With Workers Who Criticized Warehouse Conditions
Sep 30 2021 // Amazon.com Inc. and the U.S. National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) said on Wednesday the company had reached a settlement with two former employees who alleged they were fired last year for criticizing the working...
Amazon to Offer Insurance to Small and Medium-Sized UK Businesses: Broker
Sep 27 2021 // Amazon.com Inc is to start offering insurance to small and medium-sized UK business customers, the technology giant’s first foray into business insurance in the country, broker Superscript said on Monday. Members of...
Amazon’s Solution to Delivery Driver Shortage: Recruit Pot Smokers
Sep 3 2021 // Amazon.com Inc. has a solution for a potentially crippling shortage of delivery drivers: Recruit pot smokers. The company is advising its delivery partners — the mom and pops that operate the ubiquitous blue Amazon...
Amazon Enters India Wealth Management with Investment in Smallcase Technologies
Aug 18 2021 // Amazon.com Inc. has made its maiden investment in India’s wealth management sector, participating in a $40 million round by fintech startup Smallcase Technologies Pvt. The Bangalore-headquartered startup said the...
Amazon Loses Bid to Halt New York Warehouse COVID Safety Probe
Aug 11 2021 // A federal judge on Tuesday dismissed Amazon.com Inc’s lawsuit to block New York’s attorney general from investigating the online retailer’s ability to protect warehouse workers from COVID-19. U.S....
Marsh Brokers New Amazon Insurance Network Offering Coverage to Online Sellers
Aug 10 2021 // Insurance broker Marsh said it has collaborated with Amazon to build a new digital insurance network, Amazon Insurance Accelerator, where small businesses selling on Amazon can purchase product liability coverage. Amazon...
Amazon Will Pay Shoppers’ Product Claims Up to $1,000
Aug 10 2021 // Amazon.com Inc. on Tuesday said it would pay customers who suffer injuries or property damage from defective goods others sell on its U.S. platform, in a new policy that could reduce litigation. For years, consumers have...
Safety Agency Opens Preliminary Probe of Mercedes Delivery Vans Used by Amazon
Aug 6 2021 // The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) said Friday it has opened a preliminary investigation into reports some 2019 Mercedes-Benz Sprinter vans, configured for use as Amazon.com Inc delivery vehicles or...
Amazon Slapped with Record Fine for Violating EU Data Privacy Rules
Aug 3 2021 // Amazon.com Inc has been hit with a record $886.6 million (746 million euros) European Union fine for processing personal data in violation of the bloc’s GDPR rules, as privacy regulators take a more aggressive...
U.S. Lawsuit Could Open ‘Giant Can of Worms’ in Amazon’s Fight Against Product Recalls
Jul 23 2021 // A U.S. safety regulator’s decision last week to sue Amazon.com Inc. could bring clarity to a question that has long befuddled courts and state legislatures nationwide: Who is responsible when a product bought from...
