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Labor/Employment

Apr. 10, 2015

Class certification pivotal in former employee's lawsuit against Amazon.com

Amazon.com Inc. is facing a putative class action for excessively punishing workers who arrived at their shifts as little as four minutes late by docking wages and reducing paid time off by at least 30 minutes.


By Phil Johnson


Daily Journal Staff Writer


Amazon.com Inc. is facing a putative class action for excessively punishing workers who arrived at their shifts as little as four minutes late by docking wages and reducing paid time off by at least 30 minutes.


Among the many questions in the lawsuit, filed Monday in San Francisco County Superior Court, is whether the plaintiffs' attorneys will be able to persuade a judge to certify the class of e...

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