Bill > HB5567

This bill, the Warehouse Worker Protection Act, aims to safeguard workers in large warehouse distribution centers (employing 250 or more workers at a single location or 1,000 or more across multiple locations) by establishing new rights and protections related to work quotas. Key provisions include requiring employers to provide workers with a clear written description of any performance quotas they must meet, including specific task numbers or production amounts and potential consequences for failure, and ensuring that quotas do not prevent workers from taking legally mandated meal and rest breaks or using bathroom facilities. The Act also prohibits employers from taking negative actions, known as "adverse employment actions" (actions that a reasonable worker would find significantly unfavorable), against workers for failing to meet quotas that haven't been disclosed or that interfere with breaks, and it creates a presumption of unlawful retaliation if an employer takes such action within 90 days of a worker requesting information or filing a complaint. Employers will be required to maintain records and post notices of worker rights, and the Department of Labor will be responsible for enforcement, with provisions for civil penalties, workplace inspections, and the ability for workers to bring their own lawsuits for injunctive relief. This legislation is set to take effect on January 1, 2027.