Pritzker Vetoes Amazon Warehouse Worker Quota Law in Illinois

Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker (D) vetoed a bill Friday that would have limited the ability of Amazon.com Inc. and other large warehouse operators to impose fast-paced work-speed or productivity quotas on employees.

Only five states including California and New York have enacted restrictions on warehouse worker quotas.

The Illinois bill’s supporters attributed Amazon’s track record of warehouse worker injuries to the high-speed expectations it sets for employees. Amazon, however, says its injury rates have declined since 2019 and describes its performance metrics as flexible, multi-factor targets, not strict quotas.

The measure (HB 2547) would have required warehouse employers ...