California Warehouse Quotas Law Depends on Those it Shields

A new California law regulating warehouse worker quotas, rest, and meal breaks at Amazon.com Inc. fulfillment centers and elsewhere could rely heavily on those workers for its enforcement against employers who fail to comply.

Signed by Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) in September and set to take effect Jan. 1, the law (A.B. 701) will require warehouse employers to tell their workers in writing the details of their expected production targets, or quotas. It also will prohibit supervisors from retaliating against workers or enforcing a target that prevents an employee from taking rest, meal, and bathroom breaks.

But the ...