California lawmakers have passed a landmark bill seeking to give warehouse staff more protection from production quotas, say reports. Assembly Bill 701 was written in reaction to the high reported rates of injuries in Amazon warehouses, and passed by 26 votes to 11.... The bill enables workers to take legal action against their employers if they have infringed workers’ rights. The new rules could also force companies to publish the health impacts of the demands of their jobs.... The California

It would ban “ time off task ” penalties that affect health and safety, including bathroom use, and prohibit retaliation against workers who complain. Amazon dominates online shopping across the nation amid a surge in e-commerce fueled by the COVID-19 pandemic.... Chanel Hawkes, 33, suffered a wrist injury working 10-hour shifts packaging goods at an Amazon warehouse in Eastvale, Calif.... California’s Senate will vote on a bill aiming to bring transparency to work metrics at warehouses....