A combined 12 lawsuits against Amazon by employees made its way to the U.S. Supreme Court. The employees were suing for wages due them. Amazon’s policy is to have employees clock out after their shifts, but before leaving the building, they stand in long lines to be searched for stolen goods. This process can take upwards of 20 minutes.
The U.S. Justice Department submitted an amicus “friend-of-the-court” brief in support of Integrity Staffing Solutions, the temp agency employer named in the lawsuit.
The Dec. 10 story “Court: No pay for Amazon warehouse security checks,” reported on the unanimous decision by the court that the employees would not get compensation while standing in line.
This suit faced the same U.S. Supreme Court that gave us corporate personhood and the equating of campaign contributions with freedom of speech. Yet, it is incredibly cynical to think that the framers of our Constitution intended to help the rich steal from the poor.
