Amazon Staff Allege Retaliation in Pay Gap Discrimination Suit
- Female employees claim company pays men more for similar work
- One plaintiff was fired and another put on a performance plan
An employee checks packages at an Amazon.com Inc. fulfilment center.
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Amazon.com Inc. allegedly retaliated against three female employees — including firing one and placing another on a performance plan — after they sued the company for discrimination, the plaintiffs said in new court papers.
In an amended complaint filed Friday, Caroline Wilmuth, Katherine Schomer and Erin Combs alleged Amazon has “continued to discriminate and retaliate against” them since the original lawsuit was filed in November. Wilmuth has been terminated, Schomer was put on a performance plan, and Combs has resigned. They all belonged to the company’s communications and public relations group and focused on research and corporate reputation issues.