Warehouse Worker Protection Act
This bill establishes new protections for warehouse workers by requiring employers to provide clear written descriptions of performance quotas and workplace monitoring systems. It prohibits quotas that prevent workers from taking required breaks, using bathroom facilities, or complying with safety standards, and bans adverse employment actions based on certain types of performance data. The bill creates a new Fairness and Transparency Office within the Department of Labor to oversee enforcement, gives workers the right to request their work speed data in plain language, and adds protections against retaliation for exercising these rights. It also amends OSHA standards to improve ergonomic protections and medical treatment access for warehouse workers. The bill applies to large warehouse employers (with over 200 employees) in specific industry sectors like warehousing, distribution, and delivery services.
Bill status
in committee
1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Sep 2024
Committee Review
Floor Vote
President
Introduced Sep 25, 2024
Last action Sep 25, 2024
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Committee
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Sep 25, 2024
Committee
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
upper
Sep 25, 2024
Introduced
Introduced in Senate
upper
1 primary · 12 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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State
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Edward J. Markey
DDemocratic
Co
Alex Padilla
DDemocratic
Co
Bernard Sanders
IIndependent
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Christopher Murphy
DDemocratic
Co
Elizabeth Warren
DDemocratic
Co
Josh Hawley
RRepublican
Co
Kirsten E. Gillibrand
DDemocratic
Co
Laphonza R. Butler
DDemocratic
Co
Peter Welch
DDemocratic
Co
Richard Blumenthal
DDemocratic
Co
Robert P. Casey, Jr.
DDemocratic
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