Judge Dismisses Fired Amazon Worker’s Lawsuit Alleging Discrimination

Former Amazon employee Christian Smalls stands with fellow demonstrators during a protest outside of an Amazon warehouse as the outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) continues in the Staten Island borough of New York U.S. on May 1, 2020. Lucas Jackson/Reuters

A federal judge on Monday sided with Amazon.com Inc in dismissing a discrimination lawsuit that workplace organizer Christian Smalls had filed against his former employer.

U.S. District Judge Rachel Kovner rejected Smalls’ claim that Amazon had fired him because he is Black and had opposed discriminatory COVID-19 policies.