Amazon Military Leave Bias Lawsuit Denied Class Certification

Amazon.com Inc. and related companies defeated an effort to mount class-wide claims that they improperly require written documentation for military leave requests, and fail to properly reinstate returning service members.

The two employees leading the suit sought certification of multiple classes under the Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act. But they failed to show commons issues underlying the groups of hourly and salaried employees they wanted to pool together for class purposes, or that their class allegations predominate over individual questions specific to themselves and each proposed class member, the US District Court for the Western District of Washington ...