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    13 days ago

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    SAN FRANCISCO — California labor officials fined Amazon $5.9 million for violating a state law aimed at preventing warehouse workers from being pushed to work so quickly that their health and safety are at risk, according to citations issued in May.

    Amazon, the second-largest private employer in the United States, has long been criticized for the pace of work in its fulfillment centers and delivery stations.

    It is under investigation by federal labor regulators, a congressional committee and the U.S. attorney for the Southern District of New York regarding its workplace injury rate.

    The fines against Amazon are small compared with the company’s size — it brought in $574 billion in revenue last year — but significant for a state labor agency.

    In Washington state, workplace safety regulators have repeatedly cited Amazon with “willful” violations over ergonomic injuries that can lead to musculoskeletal disorders.

    The California law, known as AB 701, was sponsored by Lorena Gonzalez, who was a union official before becoming a State Assembly member and has since returned to labor advocacy.


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