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Connecticut House approves limits on quotas for large warehouse distribution centers after heated debate
Summary
The House passed HB 6907 (97–48), requiring warehouse employers with 100+ employees at a site to disclose quotas and preserve certain work‑speed records, bar quotas that interfere with meal or bathroom breaks, and give employees access to performance data; enforcement and a private right of action drew sustained floor debate.
HARTFORD — The Connecticut House on the floor passed House Bill 6907, aimed at increasing transparency around workplace quotas at large warehouse distribution centers, after several hours of debate and a series of failed amendments. The bill passed by a 97–48 roll-call vote.
The measure requires employers at a single warehouse with 100 or more employees (or 1,000 or more statewide across sites) that use quotas to provide each employee a written description of any quota, retain work‑speed records for three years from the date of hire and provide employees access to their personal and aggregated work‑speed data. The bill also forbids quotas that would interfere with legally required meal periods or bathroom breaks and includes civil remedies that can involve the attorney general.
Representative Bobby Sanchez, the bill’s sponsor, said the aim is transparency and worker access to the information that affects employment decisions. "The intent of this bill is to ensure warehouse workers in our state are informed of any required quotas…
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