‘Not pregnant’: worker sues Amazon over disability accommodation denial

On April 10, 2024, an HR representative told the worker that “because Plaintiff was not pregnant, Defendant would not accommodate her,” according to the complaint.

That same day, in a meeting with her supervisor, the HR representative, and a manager, the worker was terminated. The reasons given, according to the filing, were her consecutive write-ups and her failure to increase her packing rate.

The complaint alleges she was the only employee, to her knowledge, let go that day. Amazon did not offer her a reduced role, lower pay, or any other path to staying on, the filing states. Her duties went to non-disabled workers who had not requested accommodations.

The filing also alleges Amazon never properly engaged in what the ADA calls the “interactive process” – essentially, working with the employee to figure out what accommodations might work. The worker says she was treated “differently and worse, and in a more hostile and dismissive manner” than colleagues without disabilities after she disclosed her condition and asked for help.

Before filing suit, the worker lodged a complaint with the Pennsylvania Human Relations Commission in October 2024, which was cross-filed with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission. The EEOC issued a determination and notice of rights in July 2026, according to the complaint.