Amazon Worker Says Covid-19 Safety Breach Reports Spurred Firing

Amazon.com Inc. fired a learning ambassador in New Jersey for reporting a shift manager’s repeated shirking of state- and company-mandated social distancing and mask requirements aimed at combatting Covid-19, a federal lawsuit charges.

David Bailey’s duties as an ambassador included strictly enforcing the Covid-19 safety protocols during his shifts, the suit says.

Bailey says he was terminated for “retaliatory reasons” after first being suspended for reporting Kristopher Lauderdale talking to another manager as they stood within a few feet of each other, the Oct. 12 suit says.

Amazon told him he was fired for “threatening” Lauderdale, but that’s a cover ...