Amazon Defeats Bias Lawsuit by Black Worker Placed on Improvement Plan

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Amazon.com won the dismissal on Tuesday of a lawsuit accusing the online retailer of discriminating against a Black former employee by reducing her duties and putting her on a performance improvement plan. Subramanian also said Amazon offered “legitimate, nondiscriminatory reasons” for not promoting the Staten Island, New York, resident, including that it wanted a strategist with skills she lacked. Subramanian rejected Amazon’s request to sanction Anderson and her lawyer, but said their conduct “toes the line on what constitutes sanctionable conduct” and should not be repeated. She quit Amazon after 2-1/2 years in February 2022 for a higher-paying job at Snapchat parent Snap SNAP.N. The case is Anderson v. Amazon.com Inc et al, U.S. District Court, Southern District of New York, 23-08347.