Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos on Monday sent an email to staff saying the online retailer is exploring legal options to counter President Donald Trump's immigration ban, reports The Wall Street Journal.
Here are four things to know.
1. In what WSJ calls one of the strongest acts of corporate opposition to the ban, Mr. Bezos said Amazon prepared a declaration of support for a suit filed Monday by the Washington state attorney general against President Trump's executive order.
2. Amazon said it is aware of 49 employees — lawfully working in the U.S. on visas — potentially affected by the executive order, along with 10 dependents, in its supporting document to the lawsuit.
3. The retailer has also offered employment to seven people who were born in Iran, but live elsewhere. The company is now looking to place them in positions outside of the U.S., according to the report.
4. Amazon recommends U.S.-based employees from Iran, Iraq, Sudan, Syria, Somalia, Libya and Yemen refrain from traveling outside of the U.S. The company is working on contingency plans for employees stationed outside the U.S. or traveling abroad, said Beth Galetti, Amazon's vice president of human resources.
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