Amazon fined $5.9 million for over 59,000 violations of California labor laws
Publishing timestamp: 2024-06-18 18:39:55
Summary
California's labor regulator fined Amazon $6 million for violating state law on warehouse quotas, which require employers to disclose productivity quotas to employees and government agencies. Amazon argued it doesn't use fixed quotas but a peer-to-peer evaluation system. Critics have raised concerns about the pace of work at Amazon warehouses, leading to safety violations and fines.
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