September 6, 2024

Amazon filed a federal lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Texas challenging the constitutionality of the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB). In the lawsuit, the company argued that the NLRB “violates bedrock constitutional principles of separation of powers” by serving as both prosecutor and judge. It also contends that NLRB members are unconstitutionally protected from being fired by the president, and that the quasi-judicial structure of the agency undermines employers’ right to a jury trial under the Seventh Amendment. In response to the lawsuit, NLRB General Counsel Jennifer Abruzzo said that “it is nothing new for big companies to challenge the authority of the National Labor Relations Board to enforce workers’ rights so as not to be held accountable for their violations of the National Labor Relations Act.” The case is Amazon.com Services LLC v. NLRB.

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