*[Enwl-eng] AI is apparently helping Amazon violate disability labor rights laws

[ecology]

                        Amazon is allegedly violating federal laws by 
discriminating against disabled employees.









                        Amazon Is Allegedly Using AI to Illegally 
Discriminate Against Disabled Employees



                        Sign Now




                        The dystopian version of AI is apparently in place 
at Amazon. Disabled workers in corporate settings are alleging that the 
company is using AI processes as a way to discriminate against them. This is 
in violation of federal law under both the U.S. Americans with Disabilities 
Act (ADA) and the National Labor Relations Act.

                        For example, the company has been pushing strict 
"return-to-office" policies, after a period of increased work-from-home 
flexibility following COVID. But for disabled workers, some are unable to 
return to the office, for a wide variety of reasons.

                        Apparently, even when they have medical 
recommendations or serious accessibility concerns, Amazon's AI programs are 
automatically denying their requests for reasonable accommodations. That 
leaves them with limited options — and sometimes facing unemployment.

                        On top of that, Amazon has allegedly been 
suppressing dissent or discussion about this problem among its employees. 
When workers began reviewing the importance of organizing in order to 
safeguard their federally-protected ADA rights, Amazon apparently swooped in 
and interrupted those messages. Sometimes it fired the people involved in 
these discussions, and sometimes it deleted their messages outright on Slack 
groups.

                        According to an internal employee poll, 
approximately 93% of disabled respondents said the company's current 
policies had been personally damaging to them. More than 200 disabled 
employees signed onto a letter urging Amazon executives to bring the company 
back in line with disability laws and labor laws.

                        U.S. agencies must investigate and punish Amazon for 
violating federal laws regarding labor rights and disability rights! Sign 
the petition!




                 Thank you,

                        Celeste

                        Care2 Petitions Team



                        P.S. Demand an investigation into Amazon's 
discriminatory — and deeply illegal — labor practices. Sign the petition.

                             Sign Now









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From: Celeste S., Care2 Action Alerts <actionalerts at care2.com>
Date: чт, 24 июл. 2025 г. в 10:17
Subject: AI is apparently helping Amazon violate disability labor rights 
laws


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