SB 314 Summary

• Requires warehouse employers with 100+ employees at a single location or 1,000+ employees across multiple locations to provide written descriptions of all work quotas and potential adverse employment actions by August 1, 2022, or at time of hire

• Prohibits quotas that prevent employees from taking meal breaks, using bathroom facilities with reasonable travel time, or complying with Occupational Safety and Health Act requirements; prohibits adverse employment actions for failing to meet such quotas

• Allows current and former employees to request their quota descriptions and personal work speed data for the previous 90 days; employers must respond within 21 calendar days

• Establishes rebuttable presumption of unlawful retaliation if employers take adverse action within 90 days of an employee's first annual request for quota information or filing a complaint with the Labor Commissioner

• Allows the Labor Commissioner, aggrieved persons, or Attorney General to file civil actions in Superior Court for damages, civil penalties, injunctive relief, and attorney's fees; effective July 1, 2022