Amazon Cuts COVID-19 Paid Leave to 40 Hours for US Employees, Following Walmart

A truck outside the Amazon warehouse in Staten Island, N.Y., on March 30, 2020. Angela Weiss/AFP via Getty Images

Another big private employer has cut COVID-19 paid leave for its workers in the United States following rule changes by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).

Amazon.com Inc., the second-largest U.S. private employer, said its COVID-19 paid leave has been reduced to a maximum of 40 hours in a Jan. 7 notification to employees. Before the announcement, the company’s COVID-19 paid leave for self-isolation was up to 10 days.