Black manager sues Amazon over assault, discrimination

A Black female senior manager at Amazon Web Services filed a federal lawsuit against the company and two executives in Washington D.C. that alleges pay inequity, racial and gender discrimination, and a claim of sexual harassment and assault. The allegations involve former AWS director Andres Maz and AWS director Steve Block, and an Amazon spokesperson stated, “Amazon works hard to foster a diverse, equitable, and inclusive culture, and these allegations do not reflect those efforts or our values.”