Amazon Initially Denied Paid Leave To Black Woman Employee Run Over, Shot In New Orleans Attack

The Amazon.com, Inc. BHM1 fulfillment center is seen before sunrise on March 29, 2021, in Bessemer, Alabama. | Source: PATRICK T. FALLON / Getty

In the latest example of shameless corporate greed and a basic disregard for human rights, an Amazon warehouse initially denied a request for a leave of absence by an employee who was shot after being struck by the truck driven in the deadly New Year’s Day attack in New Orleans.

Alexis Scott-Windham not only had her right foot run over by...