Connecticut’s Lamont Signs Bill Limiting Warehouse Worker Quotas

Connecticut will require more efforts to prevent musculoskeletal injuries among warehouse workers at Amazon.com Inc. and other large employers under legislation Gov. Ned Lamont (D) signed into law.

The measure (Bill No. 298) signed Tuesday requires employers to provide employees with a written description of each quota the job role requires as well as any potential adverse employment action associated with not satisfying the quota.

The state joins others like New York and California that now have laws on the books aimed to prevent musculoskeletal injuries among warehouse workers.

Under the Connecticut law, large warehouse operators such as ...