The presentations allege that the workers had to make a percentage of the device and had more time to account for the social distance.
Amazon is under investigation in California for failing workers in its warehouse for the new coronavirus.
California Attorney General Xavier Becerra, the San Francisco Division of Occupational Safety and Health, and the San Francisco Department of Public Health “have opened investigations into Amazon’s practices” during the pandemic, San Francisco Superior Court Judge Ethan Schulman wrote Monday.
Amazon and government agencies did not respond to requests for comment.
The online store is accused of putting staff on “unnecessary risks” when sharing equipment, such as freezing suits, and giving them extra time to respect social distance, according to the record. The filing stems from a lawsuit filed through Chiyomi Brent, a worker at Amazon’s distribution center in San Francisco.
Schulman on Monday refused to take into account an initial court order that would have closed the warehouse where Brent works until further precautions are taken. He said Brent had not demonstrated that immediate damage could be imagined and that 3 government agencies investigating Amazon were better able to address their concerns.
SFDPH told Schulman that Amazon’s practices at the San Francisco facility took a step forward between July 7 and July 16, while Cal/OSHA told the opinion that his investigation was ongoing following a July 14 inspection.
The attorney general’s workplace told the court last week that his state investigation into Amazon, which dates back to at least May, is also ongoing.
As millions of Americans took refuge there in the early 2020s, Amazon saw orders for home products skyrocket, driven by consumers no longer shopping in physical stores. Meanwhile, staff who are exhausting those orders say they had adequate coverage to oppose coronavirus infections.
In April, Amazon accused three critics of the company’s reaction to the pandemic and staff participated in a national illness. Staff said Amazon had not provided enough face mask to staff, had not implemented normal temperature controls in the warehouses as promised, and had refused to grant paid care leave to staff.
Amazon has refused to publicly publish the number of infections by Covid-19, however, staff have begun tracking the numbers themselves, a tool of the United for Respect personnel advocacy organization. According to the count, more than 80 cases of Covid-19 have been reported in the state of California since March.
Amazon has argued in court documents that it has taken enough steps to protect workers, cleaning and disinfecting San Francisco’s services and appliances very well, adding freeze attacks, requiring masking and social estrangement, among others. Earlier this month, an Amazon official said he was unaware of any cases of coronavirus on-premises.
The workplace of New York Attorney General Letitia James sent a letter to Amazon in April saying that the giant online store would possibly have violated security measures and painting practices amid the coronavirus pandemic. The letter came after Amazon ended with Christian Smalls, a critic of the company’s situations in the pandemic warehouse, for violating a fee of more than 40 years.