California Legislature Passes Bill Targeting Warehouse Productivity Quotas

California Legislature Passes Bill Targeting Warehouse Productivity Quotas
Employees select and dispatch items in the huge Amazon 'fulfillment center' warehouse in Peterborough, England, on Nov. 28, 2013. Oli Scarff/Getty Images
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California lawmakers passed a landmark bill on Sept. 9 that requires warehouses to disclose productivity quotas and prohibit targets that violate worker health and safety codes.

The amended AB 701 passed the Assembly with a 52–19 vote and is currently sitting on the governor’s desk for approval.