A three-day window to prove her medical leave, then a rehire door shut for five years
Amazon fired a warehouse worker over disputed medical-leave paperwork, then blocked her rehire for five years, a new lawsuit alleges.
The complaint, filed September 4, 2026, in the US District Court for the District of Nevada, comes from a former fulfillment associate at Amazon's LAS1 center in Henderson. It tells two connected stories: how Amazon handled her medical leave in 2024, and how it treated her when she later tried to return.
The worker has Bipolar II Disorder and Generalized Anxiety Disorder, the filing says. In mid-2024, according to the complaint, a newly prescribed medication brought on severe lethargy, panic attacks and manic symptoms. A telehealth doctor told her not to work from June 19 through June 23, 2024, the complaint states. She requested leave and sent her provider notes to Amazon's Disability and Leave Services team.
Amazon then flagged the wording, format and signature on those documents and opened an investigation, the complaint alleges. In an August 2024 email, an investigator told her Amazon had contacted her provider and been told there was no record of the paperwork, according to the filing. The complaint also alleges Amazon's own verification records referred at one point to a July 19 visit rather than the June 19 appointment - which, in the worker's account, raises doubt about whether Amazon checked the right date.
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