Amazon settles allegations of illegal retaliation in dispute over firing of activist employees

Amazon settles allegations of illegal retaliation in dispute over firing of activist employees

Amazon designer and activist Emily Cunningham speaks at a rally organized by Amazon Employees for Climate Justice outside the company’s shareholders meeting in May 2019. (GeekWire File Photo / Monica Nickelsburg) Updated with former employee billing and statement details. Amazon reached a settlement with two former employees who criticized its position on climate change and … Read more

New Allegations of Cover-Up by Cuomo Over Nursing Home Virus Toll

New Allegations of Cover-Up by Cuomo Over Nursing Home Virus Toll

ALBANY, NY – Governor Andrew M. Cuomo and his top aides were again accused Friday of covering up the coronavirus death toll in state nursing homes after admitting withholding data in order to do so prevent possible investigations into government misconduct. The latest revelations came after private statements by the governor’s chief adviser Melissa DeRosa … Read more