New York Attorney General Letitia James in April launched a probe into Amazon's labor practices. Now, the office is interviewing warehouse workers about conditions during the Covid-19 pandemic as the probe continues.
The letter calls on Amazon to reinstate Smalls and asks it to turn over all internal communications dating back to Feb. 1 related to workers' complaints, protests and efforts to organize.
The New York attorney general's office declined to comment. Amazon did not respond to questions about the office's investigation, but citedto protect workers' health and safety, including temperature checks, testing, gloves, masks and extended pay and benefits. Amazon said it has always followed the guidance of public health agencies.
James' office has reached out to Amazon to substantiate some of the complaints it has received from workers. Up until recently, Amazon was not cooperating with the office's requests for information, people familiar with the investigation said.Other groups are also pressuring Amazon to release information about its New York facilities.
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