Overview
- Lawsuit filed in federal court in New York alleges Amazon’s attendance system tracks absences and triggers threats of discipline or termination when workers seek legally protected accommodations.
- Plaintiff Cayla Lyster, a New York warehouse worker with Ehlers–Danlos syndrome, says requests such as a chair were delayed as the company asked inappropriate medical questions.
- The complaint describes repeated unpaid leave during reviews of her request, reportedly once lasting six weeks, along with deductions to her Unpaid Time Off and warnings about possible termination.
- The suit claims violations of the Americans with Disabilities Act and New York state anti-discrimination and absence laws, and it seeks a jury trial with compensatory and punitive damages.
- The case seeks class status for hourly warehouse employees in New York who pursued accommodations over roughly the past three years, while Amazon publicly denies the allegations and asserts legal compliance.