Amazon hires former U.S. attorney general to conduct racial equity audit

Amazon.com Inc. (Nasdaq: AMZN) will conduct a racial-equity audit of how its policies affect hourly employees, enlisting the help of a former U.S. attorney general to lead it, according to a regulatory filing from last week. Loretta Lynch, who served as attorney general during the Obama administration, will lead a team of attorneys from Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP, a firm based in New York. The Seattle-based e-commerce giant said the audit is part of its existing commitment to human…