Amazon Workers Want Pay for Off-the-Clock Security Checks
Workers at Louisville-area Zappos warehouses have filed suit in federal court seeking pay for time spent filing through anti-theft screenings - sometimes for a half hour or more - after their shifts end.
The lawsuit aims to get class-action status to cover all Kentucky employees of Zappos and its parent company, Amazon, for the past five years. Employees have had to spend at least 10 minutes off the clock and on occasion 30 minutes or more each day going through metal detectors and searches before they leave, the lawsuit claims. The defendants do not request a specific amount of money, said the Louisville Courier Journal.