Amazon Workers Drop Emergency Order Bid, Press Virus Safety Case

Amazon.com Inc. workers at a New York warehouse dropped their bid for an immediate court order forcing the e-commerce giant to better protect them from the coronavirus. The workers will press forward with litigation over the company’s contact tracing program at the warehouse and its paid leave policies.

Workers Informed: A federal judge in Brooklyn was set to hear testimony on the workers’ request today. The preliminary injunction became unnecessary after Amazon told employees at the Staten Island facility that they won’t be punished for washing their hands or taking other measures that reduce productivity, the workers’ attorneys told Robert ...