She came back with restrictions – then the write-ups started
Amazon allegedly fired a warehouse worker who came back from stroke leave still needing restrictions.
A former Amazon fulfillment center employee has filed a federal lawsuit claiming the company terminated her instead of continuing to work around her disability.
The complaint, filed September 10, 2026, in the US District Court for the District of New Jersey, says the worker started at Amazon’s Carteret, New Jersey, facility in October 2020 as a stowing employee. According to the filing, she suffered a stroke in December 2024 that left her unable to fully use or close her left hand.
Amazon approved roughly six months of leave, including time protected under the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) – a federal law guaranteeing eligible workers unpaid, job-protected time off for serious health conditions – so she could recover, the complaint states.
She returned to the job around June 2025 with doctor-ordered restrictions, according to the filing. She could not push, pull, lift, or carry more than 20 pounds, and she could not work overtime. The complaint says Amazon agreed to those conditions. She renewed them monthly through her doctor, and the company stayed on continuous notice of her ongoing needs, the filing states.
What happened next, according to the complaint, follows a pattern HR professionals will recognize. In November 2025, Amazon scheduled her for more than 40 hours in certain weeks despite the overtime...
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