Amazon Subcontractors Misclassify Workers, Deny Comp, Report Says

Subcontractors hired for Amazon's building and remodeling projects in Virginia have engaged in widespread misclassification of workers, denying them full wages and workers' compensation benefits, an investigation by a carpenter's union alleges. The report comes just days after county officials in Virginia approved Amazon's plan to build a second national headquarters at the Crystal City Business District in Arlington. The investigation puts renewed focus on the online retail giant and on the nationwide problem of labor brokers supplying immigrant labor without normal employee ...