Amazon Ignored Warnings About Speed Quotas Causing Worker Injuries, Senate Panel Says

ToplineA Senate committee investigation found Amazon manipulated its warehouses’ injury data to make them appear safer than they are and ignored internal reports linking worker injuries to speed and productivity quotas—which the online retail giant has insisted it does not enforce.The report found that Amazon’s “speed and productivity requirements” increase injury risk for ... [+] workers.Copyright 2017 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. Key FactsA report published by the Senate Committee on Health, ...