Amazon warehouse worker in New York has died of Covid-19

Generally it will be difficult for older people to find work that is not doable from isolation. Except with an immunity sticker. Because no company would like to take the risk of sending an employee to death.

Then, older unemployed might start to attend Corona parties. It’s a tragedy.

Numbers are tricky things. Amazon doesn't have a million employees in Staten Island. This is the facility where the organizer of a walkout to protest unsafe conditions, Chris Smalls, was fired. That backstory is part of the reason why this particular death draws attention.

"So far, Amazon has closed only one facility in the US, a returns-processing center in Kentucky, and only after it was ordered to do so by the governor." I found this very interesting.

Amazon performs essential distribution of goods, but perhaps there is a good reason that it has drawn criticism for the care it takes with the health of its employees.

That's kind of an interesting point. Could a company legally furlough/dismiss/not hire someone based on their age, with the justification that their age made the work too dangerous?

And if not now, should this be allowed?