An Amazon employee has filed a lawsuit against the company, alleging that a senior executive raped her during a business trip to New York City and that the e-commerce giant subsequently failed to properly investigate her complaint, according to a report by The New York Post. Laura Danbom, a marketing and operations manager at Amazon Web Services (AWS) in Seattle, has accused senior executive Michelangelo Simonte of sexually assaulting her during a work-related trip in October 2023.
In her lawsuit, Ms Danbom alleges that Amazon subjected her to a hostile work environment and violated Washington state’s Silenced No More Act, which restricts employers from preventing workers from discussing certain instances of workplace discrimination, harassment and sexual assault.
According to the NY Post, the…
