1TRENTON, N.J. – New Jersey Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin and the Division on Civil Rights (DCR) have filed a sweeping lawsuit accusing Amazon of systematically discriminating against pregnant employees and workers with disabilities at its warehouses across the state.

The 10-count civil complaint, filed in New Jersey Superior Court, alleges that Amazon’s employment practices violated the New Jersey Law Against Discrimination (LAD) by denying workers reasonable accommodations, forcing them onto unpaid leave, retaliating against them for requesting assistance, and terminating employees who could not meet the company’s rigid productivity standards.

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Attorney General Platkin accuses Amazon of a “pattern or practice” of discrimination against pregnant and disabled wa

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