Amazon is now dealing with allegations of pregnancy discrimination in a lawsuit that is being proposed nationwide as a class action lawsuit.
Four former Amazon warehouse workers filed the lawsuit in a federal court in Brooklyn on Sept. 8. They say the company fails to provide basic workplace accommodations such as chairs, water and bathroom breaks as well as time off for prenatal medical appointments to pregnant workers.
The complaint also alleges that Amazon threatened and terminated some of its pregnant employees who missed out on work. It claims the company was asking for medical records when they made a request for accommodation. The workers claim that they are in violation of the federal Pregnancy Workers Fairness Act and New York labor law.
One of the plaintiffs, Willamina Barclay, said she was given a termination warning shortly after being taken from an Amazon warehouse to a hospital during a pregnancy related emergency in June 2025. She was fired five days later, according to the lawsuit.
Amazon has denied the claims. Amazon approved over 99.9 percent of requests for pregnancy-related accommodations in the last year and makes these accommodations available to tens of thousands of employees each year, according to company spokeswoman Kelly Nantel. She also said the four plaintiffs’ allegations are “defective” in that they are inaccurate and leave out relevant information.
The lawsuit requests payment of lost wages and benefits, punitive damages and a judicial injunction against discrimination against pregnant employees.
The case is the latest legal challenge to Amazon’s treatment of pregnant and disabled warehouse workers. Last year, New Jersey filed a lawsuit against the company for the same claims, and in 2022 New York filed a related lawsuit.
