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MA H2103

Bill

Status

Introduced

2/27/2025

Primary Sponsor

Sean Garballey

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Origin

House of Representatives

194th General Court

AI Summary

  • Applies to employers with 100+ employees at a single warehouse distribution center or 500+ employees across multiple warehouse facilities in Massachusetts, covering warehousing, wholesale merchant, e-commerce, and courier operations

  • Requires employers to provide written descriptions of all production quotas at hire (or within 30 days of the law's effective date), including specific task quantities, time periods, and potential consequences for failing to meet quotas

  • Prohibits quotas that prevent workers from taking meal breaks, rest periods, or using bathroom facilities, and bars adverse employment actions against employees who fail to meet undisclosed quotas or quotas that violate break requirements

  • Grants current and former employees the right to request their personal work speed data and aggregated data for similar workers at no cost, with employers required to maintain these records for 3 years after an employee's separation

  • Establishes anti-retaliation protections with a 90-day rebuttable presumption period, allows private lawsuits for injunctive relief, and authorizes damages of $10,000 or three times actual damages for retaliation violations

Legislative Description

Protecting warehouse workers

Last Action

Accompanied a study order, see H5180

3/5/2026

Committee Referrals

Labor and Workforce Development2/27/2025

Full Bill Text

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