Politics & Government
California Passes New Warehouse Safety Law Seeking To Protect Amazon Workers
"We cannot allow corporations to put profit over people," Gov. Newsom said in a news release announcing he had signed the law.
By CBS Los Angeles Staff:
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California on Wednesday became the first state to bar mega-retailers from firing warehouse workers for missing quotas that interfere with bathroom and rest breaks under a new law signed by Gov. Gavin Newsom that grew from Amazon’s drive to speed goods to consumers more quickly.
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The measure also bars Amazon, the online retail giant, and similar companies from disciplining workers for following health and safety laws and allows employees to sue to suspend unsafe quotas or reverse retaliation. The bill applies to all warehouse distribution centers, though proponents were driven by Amazon’s dominance.
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