June 17, 2026
Amazon will pay $3 million to settle a class action filed in Pennsylvania federal court alleging it failed to compensate more than 30,000 hourly employees for time they spent off the clock to undergo COVID-19 health screenings during the pandemic in violation of state minimum wage laws, according to a Wednesday order.
March 10, 2025
A class of Amazon employees urged a Pennsylvania federal court to partially grant them a win in their suit accusing the e-commerce giant of forcing workers to undergo unpaid COVID-19 screenings, saying the state's high court has already ruled that this time is compensable.
March 05, 2025
A Pennsylvania federal judge approved a class of Amazon employees who were required to undergo unpaid COVID-19 screenings, saying that by modifying the class to include only those who used a physical time clock to clock in, the workers were all subject to the same underpayment policy.