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BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) — A man who worked at an Amazon warehouse in Bakersfield has reached a settlement after suing the company on allegations he was denied bereavement leave and fired after both his parents died within a week.
A joint notice of settlement has been filed in federal court.
“The parties anticipate that the settlement agreement’s terms and conditions (including payment of the settlement funds to plaintiff) will be completed by July 1, 2024,” according to the filing submitted by attorneys for both parties.
The settlement amount was not disclosed in the filing.
A lawsuit filed in March of last year alleged Amazon’s treatment of Scott Brock violated state laws allowing employees to take paid bereavement leave.
Brock’s mother died on Jan. 21, 2023, and on the following day he requested off Jan. 25-28, according to the suit. Then his father died on Jan. 27.
Two days later, Brock made another request for three more days off, according to the suit. Human Resources requested an obituary before giving approval, the suit says.
Brock submitted obituaries for both parents and was told his request was denied and Amazon “instead terminated him in retaliatory function for his request for leave,” according to the suit.
An Amazon spokesperson last year told the Los Angeles Times Brock’s termination was unrelated to his bereavement leave requests. He was fired after an investigation found he had threatened a co-worker, the spokesperson told the paper, adding his bereavement leave was approved and paid.