Amazon worker says he reported bullying, lost his badge twice, then watched his appeal disappear
A former Amazon worker says the company fired him after he reported bullying - and never gave him a straight answer why.
Bracey L. Myles has sued Amazon.com LLC in federal court, alleging the retailer retaliated against him for complaining about workplace bullying, intimidation, and discriminatory treatment at its Baton Rouge fulfillment center. The complaint, filed May 14, 2026, in the US District Court for the Middle District of Louisiana, traces a sequence of HR decisions that the filing says never quite added up.
According to the complaint, Myles filed an internal report on or about August 15, 2024, naming two managers in Amazon's reporting system: Karina Rodriguez and Danny Lucero. He says the report described bullying and was formally logged. Amazon's own record, the filing states, shows he had also complained that after he sought a few days off an assignment related to shoulder surgery, management accused him of being insubordinate, switched his manager, and let his concerns sit.
A week later, on or about August 22, 2024, he was told to hand over his badge near the end of his shift. He says he asked HR and Safety what was happening. According to the complaint, no one gave him a clear answer. He alleges he was placed on paid suspension while still being treated as an active employee, was allowed to pick up an extra shift, then was turned away at the door and told he would "be emailed eventually."
Amazon eventually returned him to work. The reinstatement, Myles argues, undercut any serious suggestion the original accusation warranted firing him. But shortly after his return, the filing says, he was suspended again. His badge was taken a second time. He alleges he asked why. The answer, he says, never came.
Amazon terminated him effective October 21, 2024, according to the complaint, and told him he "may be eligible" to appeal. He tried. The next day, October 22, the filing states, Amazon cancelled the appeal and told him the corrective action fell into a category "ineligible" for review - one covering workplace violence, harassment, retaliation, discriminatory behavior, or other serious misconduct classifications. Myles alleges he was never told during the underlying events that he was being treated as a serious-misconduct case.
The suit brings two counts under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964: retaliation, and pretextual adverse treatment. Myles, who is representing himself, alleges Amazon's reasons were inconsistent and poorly documented, and that the timing of the discipline - protected complaints followed by escalating action - points to retaliation. He filed EEOC Charge No. 461-2025-00184 and received a Determination and Notice of Rights on March 4, 2026. He is seeking compensatory damages, back pay, lost benefits, reinstatement or front pay, and a jury trial.
For HR leaders, the complaint reads less like a story about one worker and more like a process audit. The filing flags a familiar list: no written explanation for either suspension, conflicting messages about employment status, a termination notice hinting an appeal was on the table, and an appeal shut down the next day under a category the employee says he never knew applied. Retaliation cases often turn on exactly those details - whether discipline was documented consistently, whether the rationale stayed the same from suspension to termination, and whether the employee was told, in writing, what they were being accused of.
The allegations have not been tested in court. Amazon has not yet filed a response, and no court has ruled on the claims.
