Equal Pay for Amazon Employees

Gender Pay Discrimination Claims Are Moving Forward Against Amazon.

Are You Affected?

Three women from Amazon’s Communications & Corporate Responsibility organization are leading the first-ever equal pay class action against the company. If you are a woman working in a corporate role for Amazon in California or New York and you believe you’re being paid less than men for similar work, we’d like to discuss your experiences.

Reach out to us today for more information.

Outten & Golden is a nationally recognized workers' rights law firm that has secured more than $400 million for employees who have come forward with pay equity claims.

The Lawsuit: Wilmuth et al. v. Amazon.com

• In November 2023, three female employees from Amazon’s Communications & Corporate Responsibility organization filed the first-ever equal pay class action against the company.

• The women – Caroline Wilmuth, Katherine Schomer, and Erin Combs – allege that Amazon has a pattern and practice of assigning employees’ job codes and levels discriminatorily, giving preference to men. They claim this practice results in women being paid less for similar work, and fewer career opportunities for women.

• Our clients also allege that Amazon retaliated against them after they complained about discrimination and filed their lawsuit, by creating disruptive and increasingly hostile conditions intended to push them out of the company or force them to resign.

• In December 2024, a Washington federal court denied Amazon’s motion to dismiss or stay the lawsuit. Caroline hailed this as "an important step toward justice for Amazon’s unfair and unlawful treatment of us all."