Amazon.com Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN) has filed a lawsuit against the New York State Public Employment Relations Board (PERB) to prevent the enforcement of a new labor law.

Amazon Sues New York Over Union Oversight Law

Amazon filed a complaint in a Brooklyn federal court on Monday, alleging that New York’s Senate Bill 8034A, signed by Governor Kathy Hochul on September 5, is an “unconstitutional power grab,” reported Reuters. The law allows PERB to take over the NLRB’s primary authority in addressing union organizing, collective bargaining, and workplace disputes. The e-commerce giant claims that the law infringes on the National Labor Relations Board’s (NLRB) jurisdiction.

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Amazon’s lawsuit argues that the state law “presumes PERB jurisdiction over every private-sector employer until the NLRB gets a ...