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Senate committee hears safety and transparency bill for distribution‑center workers; bill fails committee vote
Summary
Senate Bill 967, seeking transparency about performance metrics, protections for bathroom breaks and remedies for violated standards in warehouse/distribution centers, generated lengthy testimony from unions, employers and business groups and failed a committee vote (6–8, 1 abstention).
Senate Bill 967, described by sponsor Senator Carol Foy as a worker-safety and transparency measure for warehouse and distribution-center employees, drew extensive testimony from union representatives, warehouse employees and business groups. The bill would require written notice to employees about performance standards, allow workers to request productivity data collected about them, prohibit adverse actions for using a bathroom and create enforcement mechanisms and civil penalties for…
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