Hourly workers at Amazon's US warehouses to receive double pay after 40 hours for overtime, up from the 1.5-times rate, from March 15 through May 9
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Hourly workers at Amazon's US warehouses will receive double pay after 40 hours for overtime, up from the 1.5-times rate, from March 15 through May 9, the rate increase announcement said. But four Democratic U.S. senators, including Cory Booker and Bernie Sanders on Friday expressed concern in a letter to Bezos that Amazon has not taken enough measures to protect its warehouse staff. They specifically asked if the company would provide “time-and-a-half” hazard pay for its workers.
"When our turn for masks comes, our first priority will be getting them in the hands of our employees and partners working to get essential products to people," he said.
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