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Three Amazon delivery drivers, including an Iraq war veteran, have claimed they were forced to urinate in bottles and defecate in dog waste bags to keep up with the company's demands.
A proposed class action lawsuit filed last week in Denver, Colorado, accuses Amazon of subjecting employees to 'inhumane' working conditions that saw them go to the bathroom inside delivery vans.
The plaintiffs claim they went through the extreme measures to make sure they didn't face disciplinary action for falling behind pace on their deliveries.
Moreover, 'delivery workers often restrained themselves of using the restroom at risk of serious health consequences,' according to the 16-page document.
'Amazon operates this scheme through harsh work quotas and elaborate tracking and workplace surveillance technology that make it impossible for Amazon delivery drivers to fulfill basic human needs while on the job,' the suit reads.
Three Amazon drivers have filed a lawsuit against the company, claiming they were unable to take breaks to go to the restroom for fear of being disciplined
The lawsuit accuses the company of violating Colorado state law, which requires employers to provide workers with paid breaks every four hours.
It claims the company's delivery expectations are unachievable if drivers go off route for bathroom breaks and that drivers are penalized if they don't keep up the pace.
The suit adds: 'Near where Amazon delivery drivers finish their delivery shifts, trash cans are full of urine-filled bottles, as are trash cans at gas stations located near Amazon facilities.
'Amazon delivery vans frequently smell of urine because bottles full of urine often spill on the floor of the vehicle.'
Plaintiff Ryan Schilling, an Iraq War veteran, claims he was forced to defecate into a dog waste bag in the back of the delivery van. The suit states that Schilling 'often found it more difficult to find time to take care of his basic human needs while working as an Amazon DSP driver in Colorado than he did while serving in active combat for the U.S. military.'
Schilling said he was sometimes required to make
