Too many pauses? Amazon reportedly fired women with bowel problems

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After the Pinkelgate in March, Amazon is again in focus because of its apparently too rigid approach to the needs of employees: inside. This time it’s about bowel problems.

In the spring, Amazon had to admit after a denial that employees had to pee in bottles every now and then when delivering the packages. However, this does not apply to warehouses and logistics centers, according to Amazon. But even there, employees apparently get into trouble if they have to go to the bathroom more often than the company has admitted. A former Amazon employee has now sued the e-commerce giant in a US court for firing her for frequent toilet visits.

Maria Iris Jennitte Olivero had already filed a lawsuit in a court in New Jersey in June. Her allegation: Due to irritable bowel syndrome, she had to go to the bathroom up to six times a day. Her superiors fired her for this even before she could keep the appointment for the requested doctor’s appointment in order to provide the relevant evidence. This appointment would have taken place one day after her termination. Amazon had thereby violated a law to protect people with a physical disability.

According to the application from which Business insider quotes, the situation is a bit more differentiated. According to this, Olivero, who started working at Amazon in July 2020, informed her: n Manager: in about her illness in November. Then it was said that Olivero should seek appropriate medical confirmation. When this had not happened by January 2021, Olivero was asked to provide evidence within the next five days. At this point in time, the next doctor’s appointment was only possible after six days, according to the former Amazon employee. After the deadline of five days, however, she was fired.

Amazon and Olivero’s lawyers initially did not want to comment on the matter. The case should have become known because it was heard in a district court in August. Amazon should also strive to negotiate the whole thing in a federal court. Because according to the e-commerce group, Olivero should demand compensation in the amount of 75,000 dollars – but that is not clear from the complaint. In any case, Amazon has disclosed the earnings of Olivero. The losses between January and August should therefore amount to only 17,250 dollars. How the case will turn out will probably only be seen in a few months.

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