"Amazon warehouse workers in Chicago say the company cheated them of overtime hours ", 26 July 2019

Twenty-three night-shift workers at an Amazon delivery facility in Chicago are accusing the company of not paying them for overtime during Prime Week...

...The employees...filed a complaint with the Illinois Department of Labor on Wednesday and delivered a letter to their site manager stating their concerns.

“We’ve followed all applicable wage and hour laws, and are committed to speaking directly with employees to help them understand their pay...our leadership team is directly engaging with employees at the site on this topic,” said Kelly Cheeseman, a spokesperson for Amazon.

 ...During...[Prime Week], a...heatwave...made these workers’ Amazon facility...unbearable to work in...management dismissed them six hours early on July 19 and promised to pay them for their full shifts...

...When...workers checked their time cards, Amazon had counted those six hours in the following week’s pay period — meaning workers would not be paid overtime...Since workers officially complained to management, several say they’ve seen adjustments to their timecards...but they still aren’t being paid overtime.

 In addition, 17 of the 23 workers...said the company counted the six hours of dismissed time as an absence from work.