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Lawsuit: Amazon refused to give pregnant workers bathroom breaks and chairs

Amazon accused of discrimination

Four women sue Amazon, say company denied basic accommodations and fired them.

An Amazon warehouse in the Staten Island borough of New York on August 31, 2024. Credit: Getty Images | Bloomberg

Amazon discriminated against pregnant warehouse employees by denying accommodations like bathroom breaks and the option to sit while working, according to a lawsuit filed yesterday by four women who worked for Amazon while pregnant. The lawsuit is a class-action complaint that seeks to represent Amazon workers throughout the US.

“Plaintiffs Willamina Barclay, Kristina Green, Jennifer Hatch, and Dazaria Parks were formerly Amazon warehouse employees,” said the lawsuitfiled in US District Court for the Eastern District of New York. “All four became pregnant. All four asked Amazon for basic pregnancy-related accommodations so they could keep doing their jobs. Amazon denied them basic modifications the law recognizes pregnant workers regularly need, even in uncomplicated pregnancies:...

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