October 03, 2025
Amazon has urged an Illinois federal judge to grant it summary judgment in an ex-worker's lawsuit alleging pregnancy-based discrimination, saying she was fired only after failing to return at the end of an extended leave period and that it reminded her at least five times that she needed to provide documentation to support a longer leave.
July 19, 2024
An Amazon warehouse worker said the company violated the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act by firing her two days before she was to return from maternity leave after she requested an extension based on her doctor's recommendation, according to her suit filed in Illinois federal court.