For alleged discrimination and poor working conditions: Jeffrey Bezos is sued by former housekeeper

the founder of amazon He is in the eye of the storm after the accusations of a former housekeeper of his, who claims to have been discriminated against and forced to work in terrible conditions. The affected has decided to take her case to the Seattle state court and sue Jeff Bezos.

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According to the Business Insider medium, mercedes wedaawho was a housekeeper for the billionaire tycoon in 2019, reported experiencing “racial prejudice and that forced her to work long hours in unhealthy conditions”.

In the complaint, Weeda claimed to have worked 10, 12, or sometimes 14 hours a day with no breaks, and that she was wrongfully fired.

In addition, he added that due to the non-existence of an “easy access bathroom”, he could not use one for several hours of the day. “The lawsuit alleges that the housekeepers frequently developed iurinary tract infections due to this”noted the medium.

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Business Insider contacted the attorney representing Bezoswho said: “We have investigated the claims and they are without merit. Mrs. Wedaa was earning well over six figures a year and she was the head housekeeper.”

She added that she was responsible for her breaks and food and, in addition, there were restrooms and rest rooms available for both her and the rest of the staff. “The evidence will show that Ms. Wedaa was fired for performance reasons. She initially demanded more than $9 million, and when the company refused, she decided to file this lawsuit.”he added.

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The outlet attempted to contact Wedaa; nevertheless, they got no response.

Source: Elcomercio

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