Warehouse workers accused Amazon.com Inc of violating Colorado state law in failing to pay their time spent undergoing COVID-19 screenings before clocking in at work.
According to Jennifer Vincenzetti, who filed a proposed class action in Colorado federal court on Tuesday claiming the company made workers wait in long lines to answer questions and have their temperatures checked.
Vincenzetti worked at two Amazon warehouses in Colorado Springs,
The proposed class suit, which represents 10,000 employees at five Colorado warehouses, alleges that beginning in March 2020 Amazon required employees to arrive early, wait in lines outside the facilities, and answer questions, and have their temperature checked upon entry.
The process generally took 20 to 60 minutes.
The lawsuit said that under Colorado law, workers must be paid when they are required to be on their employer's premises.
In a similar lawsuit in California federal court, Seattle-based Amazon argued that because the process primarily benefits workers, the time spent was not compensable under federal wage law.
Walmart raised the same defense in a proposed class action in Arizona federal court for its failure to pay employees for time spent in COVID screenings.


Spain’s Industrial Output Records Steady Growth in October Amid Revised September Figures
Asian Currencies Edge Higher as Markets Look to Fed Rate Cut; Rupee Steadies Near Record Lows
Vietnam’s November Trade Sees Monthly Decline but Strong Year-on-Year Growth
Oil Prices Hold Steady as Ukraine Tensions and Fed Cut Expectations Support Market
BOJ Faces Pressure for Clarity, but Neutral Rate Estimates Likely to Stay Vague
Yellow Corp Reaches Major Settlement With Pension Plans Amid Ongoing Bankruptcy Case
Key Witness Seeks to Block Evidence in Potential Revival of Comey Case
U.S. Backs Bayer in Supreme Court Battle Over Roundup Cancer Lawsuits
U.S. Appeals Court Rules Trump Can Remove Members of Key Federal Labor Boards
Citi Sets Bullish 2026 Target for STOXX 600 as Fiscal Support and Monetary Easing Boost Outlook
Bolsonaro Blames Medication Mix-Up for Ankle Monitor Tampering as Detention Continues
China Urged to Prioritize Economy Over Territorial Ambitions, Says Taiwan’s President Lai
Meta Accused of Halting Internal Research on Mental Health Risks of Facebook and Instagram
Northwestern University to Restore Research Funding Under $75 Million Agreement with U.S. Government
Japan’s Nikkei Drops as Markets Await Key U.S. Inflation Data
IMF Deputy Dan Katz Visits China as Key Economic Review Nears
RBI Cuts Repo Rate to 5.25% as Inflation Cools and Growth Outlook Strengthens 



