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MA S1307

Bill

Status

Introduced

2/27/2025

Primary Sponsor

Lydia Edwards

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Origin

Senate

194th General Court

AI Summary

  • Applies to employers with 100+ employees at a single warehouse distribution center or 500+ employees across multiple warehouse distribution centers in Massachusetts

  • Requires employers to provide written descriptions of all work quotas to employees upon hire or within 30 days, including specific task numbers, time periods, and potential consequences for failing to meet quotas

  • Prohibits quotas that prevent employees from taking meal breaks, rest periods, or using bathroom facilities, and bars adverse employment actions for failing to meet undisclosed or unlawful quotas

  • Grants employees the right to request their personal work speed data and aggregated data for similar employees; employers must provide quota descriptions within 2 business days and work speed data within 7 business days of request

  • Establishes anti-retaliation protections with a 90-day rebuttable presumption period, authorizes commissioner investigations when injury rates exceed 1.5 times the industry average, and allows damages of $10,000 or three times actual damages for retaliation violations

Legislative Description

Protecting warehouse workers

Last Action

Reporting date extended to Tuesday March 3, 2026

2/25/2026

Committee Referrals

Labor and Workforce Development2/27/2025

Full Bill Text

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