For the most up-to-date news and information about the coronavirus pandemic, visit the WHO and CDC websites. Workers at Amazon’s warehouse in Staten Island, New York, are holding another demonstration Monday to protest their working conditions during the coronavirus pandemic.  The protest is the second in as two weeks at this warehouse, called JFK8. The …

For the most up-to-date news and information about the coronavirus pandemic, visit the WHO and CDC websites. Amazon has temporarily extended its returns window for US and Canada customers to May 31 to give people more time to ship back their items during the coronavirus pandemic. The online retailer’s returns policy is typically 30 days, but the company added a …

For the most up-to-date news and information about the coronavirus pandemic, visit the WHO and CDC websites. Amazon on Thursday unveiled a broad series of new measures to protect its employees during the coronavirus pandemic, amid loud and sustained criticism from employees, advocacy groups and lawmakers about the company’s handling of the crisis. As early as next week, temperature checks …

For the most up-to-date news and information about the coronavirus pandemic, visit the WHO and CDC websites. Amazon has stopped selling some face masks, antibacterial wipes and other hard-to-find health care products to the general public, saying it’ll sell these items only to governments and health providers during the coronavirus pandemic. On Amazon’s site, some listings for Clorox disinfecting wipes are now …

For the most up-to-date news and information about the coronavirus pandemic, visit the WHO and CDC websites. Amazon’s leadership is having trouble getting its message straight. On Thursday, Dave Clark, Amazon’s senior vice president of worldwide operations, wrote a blog post defending the online retail giant’s handling of the ongoing coronavirus crisis and praising the company’s employees for their efforts. …

For the most up-to-date news and information about the coronavirus pandemic, visit the WHO and CDC websites. Like most Americans, Steve Rainwater never used online grocery services. Then the coronavirus pandemic hit. Now his family — Rainwater, his wife and two cats — are getting food using Instacart and Whole Foods deliveries. “Provided all these services keep delivering, I’m sure …

For the most up-to-date news and information about the coronavirus pandemic, visit the WHO and CDC websites. A broad group of union leaders, New York lawmakers and an Amazon employee advocacy organization called on the e-commerce giant to do a better job of protecting its warehouse workers and drivers during the coronavirus pandemic. In a letter released Wednesday night, this …

For the most up-to-date news and information about the coronavirus pandemic, visit the WHO and CDC websites. Workers at Amazon’s Staten Island warehouse took part in a walkout on Monday afternoon to protest what they say are unsafe working conditions. The demonstration came after at least one worker at that facility has tested positive for the coronavirus. Amazon said later …

Amazon has hired a former Boeing executive to run its Prime Air drone delivery business, signaling the retail giant’s plans to expand the unit so that it can eventually start flying regular 30-minute shipments to customers’ homes. David Carbon, who left the troubled airline manufacturer amid problems at the factory he ran, joined Amazon this month, according to a company …

For the most up-to-date news and information about the coronavirus pandemic, visit the WHO and CDC websites. A group of 14 US lawmakers on Friday urged Amazon to boost its efforts to protect its employees during the coronavirus outbreak, adding to a long list of groups raising concerns about Amazon workers’ health during the crisis. “No employee, especially those who work …