February 13, 2026
A proposed class of Amazon workers said Friday they'll ask the Ninth Circuit to revive their federal benefits lawsuit alleging 401(k) forfeitures were misspent, after a Washington federal judge tossed the case for failure to state a claim in January.
January 16, 2026
A Washington federal judge has thrown out two workers' proposed class action accusing Amazon of using millions in abandoned retirement plan funds to offset its matching contributions instead of defraying administrative costs for participants, concluding Friday that the company followed the plan's terms.
March 25, 2025
Amazon on Monday urged a Washington federal court to throw out a worker's proposed class action alleging that Amazon used abandoned retirement plan funds to offset its own contributions, arguing that the suit's "alternative reading" of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act "flies in the face of" the well-established practice.
January 02, 2025
Amazon violated federal benefits law by using millions in abandoned retirement plan funds to its own benefit by offsetting its own contributions instead of using the extra cash to cut down on expenses, according to a worker's proposed class action filed in Washington federal court.