Amazon to pay $500,000 fine for failing to notify workers of Covid cases

In a landmark US judgment, California official says the company failed to adequately notify' employees and local health agencies

Amazon has agreed to pay a $500,000 fine and be monitored by California officials after the state's attorney general said the company failed to adequately notify" workers and health authorities about new Covid-19 cases.

Amazon employs about 150,000 people in California, most of them at 100 fulfillment centers" - sprawling warehouses where orders are packed and shipped. The agreement, which must be approved by a judge, requires the Seattle-based retailer to notify its workers within a day of new coronavirus cases in their workplaces.