Amazon.com faces five new racial, gender bias lawsuits


FILE PHOTO The logo of Amazon is seen at the company logistics centre in Boves France August 8 2018. REUTERSPascal RossignolFile PhotoFile PhotoFile Photo

FILE PHOTO: The logo of Amazon is seen at the company logistics centre in Boves, France, August 8, 2018. REUTERS/Pascal Rossignol/File Photo/File Photo/File Photo

(Reuters) - Amazon.com Inc was hit on Wednesday with five new lawsuits by women who worked in corporate or warehouse management roles, and accused the online retailer of gender bias, racial bias or both.

The women, ages 23 to 64, accused Amazon of favoring men over women in career growth, allowing supervisors to denigrate them, and retaliating after they complained.

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