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DE SB194

Bill

Status

Introduced

6/24/2025

Primary Sponsor

Nicole Poore

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Origin

Senate

153rd General Assembly

AI Summary

  • Requires warehouse distribution center employers (100+ employees at single site or 1,000+ statewide) to provide written descriptions of all work quotas to employees upon hire, including productivity speeds, task quantities, and potential consequences for non-compliance

  • Prohibits employers from requiring quotas that prevent employees from taking meal or rest periods, using bathroom facilities, or complying with occupational health and safety laws, and bars adverse employment actions for failing to meet such quotas

  • Grants current and former employees the right to request written quota descriptions and 90 days of personal work speed data within 21 calendar days if they believe quotas violated their workplace rights

  • Creates a rebuttable presumption of unlawful retaliation if an employer takes adverse action against an employee within 90 days of the employee requesting quota information or filing a complaint

  • Authorizes the Secretary of Labor to enforce the chapter, investigate worksites with injury rates at least 1.5 times the industry average, and requires a report to the General Assembly by January 1, 2028 on claims, investigations, and enforcement actions

Legislative Description

An Act To Amend Title 19 Of The Delaware Code Relating To Warehouse Worker Protections.

Last Action

Reported Out of Committee (Labor) in Senate with 3 Favorable, 1 On Its Merits

1/29/2026

Committee Referrals

Labor6/24/2025

Full Bill Text

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