As part of the settlement, the company has agreed to notify workers within one day of new Covid cases.
with California's attorney general over claims it concealed Covid-19 case numbers from its warehouse workers.
Under the agreement, which is still subject to court approval, Amazon will also notify local health agencies within 48 hours of new Covid cases and pay $500,000 toward additional enforcement of California consumer protection laws, Bonta said. "We're glad to have this resolved and to see that the AG found no substantive issues with the safety measures in our buildings," Agrait said in a statement.
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