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Amazon agrees to $3M settlement over unpaid pre-shift COVID-19 screening claims

Amazon will pay $3 million to settle claims that workers were not compensated for time spent on pre-shift COVID-19 screenings, according to court documents.

Published Jun 23, 2026, 10:12 AM EDT | LehighValleyLive

Amazon has agreed to a $3 million settlement in a Pennsylvania unpaid-wages case. Employees said they spent time before their shifts completing COVID-19 screenings and were not paid for that time, which they said state law requires, according to court documents.