Amazon is suing a Washington state agency to prevent the release of some company materials to The Washington Post, the newspaper which is owned by Jeff Bezos. The lawsuit, filed this week, centers around documents collected by the Washington State Department of Labor & Industries during four on-site investigations of an Amazon Project Kuiper facility last year. Amazon argues that the release of these documents, which the agency proposed sharing with The Post, should be blocked as they contain sensitive personal information, employee names, and proprietary technology details. The lawsuit highlights ongoing tension between Amazon and regulators regarding worker safety issues, following past disputes over citations and fines. A spokesperson for The Washington Post declined to comment.
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