Warehouse Worker Protection Act: New Rights, Transparency, and Safety
This Act introduces new protections for warehouse workers, ensuring greater transparency regarding performance quotas and improved working conditions. Employees in warehouses will gain the right to information about their performance, protection against excessive quotas, and mandatory paid breaks, aiming to enhance their safety and well-being at work.
Key points
Warehouse workers will receive detailed information about their performance targets (quotas) and how they are monitored, including surveillance technologies used.
The Act prohibits quotas that prevent compliance with meal, rest, or bathroom breaks, or that violate health and safety regulations and worker rights.
Employers must provide paid 15-minute rest breaks every 4 hours and prompt medical referrals for injuries or illnesses.
Stronger protections against retaliation for exercising rights under the Act are established.
A new Fairness and Transparency Office will be created within the Department of Labor to oversee compliance and handle complaints.
Status:
Introduced
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