Lawsuit says the pressure of “harsh work quotas” kept them from using the restroom on the job.
Three Amazon delivery drivers in Colorado are suing the tech giant over poor work conditions, with their complaints centered on the pressure to skip restroom breaks.
The lawsuit alleges violations of the drivers’ rights, including defying Colorado’s mandate for employers to provide workers with paid rest breaks every four hours.“We want to make it clear that we encourage our Delivery Service Partners to support their drivers,” Amazon spokesperson Sam Stephenson said.
Covering the last leg of the delivery chain, Amazon’s “Delivery Service Partners” monitor drivers through GPS tracking and surveillance cameras in the vehicles, the lawsuit stated. It alleged that supervisors’ instructions to drivers indicate they are aware of the measures that drivers take to meet their work demands.
Schilling, who has worked as a driver since last August but is currently on medical leave, outlined in the lawsuit his responsibility to hit 170 to 200 daily stops – each of which “should not take more than 2-5 minutes.”
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