Woman Says Amazon.com Fired Her Because She Got ‘Long COVID’: Lawsuit

Woman Says Amazon.com Fired Her Because She Got ‘Long COVID’: Lawsuit
The logo of Amazon at the company's logistics center in Bretigny-sur-Orge, near Paris, on Dec. 7, 2021. Gonzalo Fuentes/Reuters
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NEW YORK—A former Amazon.com Inc employee sued the online retailer on Monday, saying it wrongly fired her and demanded she repay wages after she contracted “long COVID.”

Brittany Hope, 29, a former brand manager for Amazon’s fashion line The Drop in Manhattan, is seeking damages for alleged violations of federal, state, and New York City disability laws.