Amended IN Senate July 08, 2020 Amended IN Assembly June 10, 2020 Amended IN Assembly May 11, 2020 Amended IN Assembly May 04, 2020 CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE 20192020 REGULAR SESSION Assembly Bill No. 3056Introduced by Assembly Member Gonzalez(Principal coauthor: Assembly Member Kalra)February 21, 2020 An act to add Part 8.6 (commencing with Section 2100) to Division 2 of the Labor Code, relating to employment.LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGESTAB 3056, as amended, Gonzalez. Warehouse distribution centers.Existing law relating to employment regulation and supervision imposes special provisions on certain occupations and industries. Existing law charges the Labor Commissioner and the Division of Labor Standards Enforcement with the enforcement of labor laws.This bill would enact prescribed protections for certain warehouse and distribution center employees. The bill would prohibit an employer from imposing a quota upon an employee under which reasonable amounts of time that the employee spends on any of the specified activities is counted toward the time required for completing the quota, or results in the employee having less time to complete the quota. The bill would define terms for its purposes.This bill, except as specified, would require the Division of Labor Standards Enforcement to enforce its provisions. The bill would authorize the commissioner to adopt regulations to implement its provisions.This bill would require an employer to pay each employee who works under a quota during the workday and who is assigned or required to perform work in excess of the previously established quota during that workday a wage premium of 1 times the employees regular rate of pay for any hour during which the employee was assigned or required to perform work in excess of the quota.This bill would subject an employer who violates the quota prohibition to civil penalties.Digest Key Vote: MAJORITY Appropriation: NO Fiscal Committee: YES Local Program: NO Bill TextThe people of the State of California do enact as follows:SECTION 1. The Legislature finds and declares all of the following:(a) The rapid growth of just-in-time logistics and same-day and next-day consumer package delivery, and advances in technology used for tracking employee productivity, have led to a rise in the number of warehouse and distribution center workers who are subject to quantified performance quotas.(b) Warehouse and distribution center employees who work under such quotas are expected to complete a quantified number of tasks within specific time periods, often measured down to the minute or second, and face adverse employment action, including suspension or termination, if they fail to do so.(c) Warehouse and distribution center employees who work under such quotas frequently skip restroom breaks in order to keep up with their quota. Such employees also face barriers to documenting and reporting Labor Code violations because any time spent away from their station reduces the amount of time available to complete their quota.(d)The quotas under which warehouse and distribution center employees regularly work also affect their compensation. California and many cities require employers to pay their employees a minimum-wage rate. Warehouse and distribution center employees who work under a quota, however, do not receive the full benefit of such minimum wages if their quota is increased to make up for the direct or indirect effect of a minimum-wage raise.(e)California also requires that employees required to work more than a specified amount of time during a workday be paid an overtime wage premium. Existing overtime protections, however, do not adequately compensate warehouse and distribution center employees who work under a quota. Such overtime protections do not apply a wage premium for work in excess of a reasonable quota during a workday. SEC. 2. Part 8.6 (commencing with Section 2100) is added to Division 2 of the Labor Code, to read:PART 8.6. Warehouse Distribution Centers CHAPTER 1. General Provisions2100. The enactment of this part is an exercise of the police power of the State of California for the protection for the public welfare, prosperity, health, safety, and peace of its people. The civil penalties provided by this chapter are in addition to any other penalty provided by law. 2101. As used in this part:(a) Commissioner means the Labor Commissioner.(b) Defined time period means any unit of time measurement equal to or less than the duration of an employees shift, and includes hours, minutes, and seconds and any fraction thereof.(c) Employee means a nonexempt employee, as defined in Section 2750.3, who works at a warehouse distribution center.(d) Employer means a person who directly or indirectly, or through an agent or any other person, including through the services of a third-party employer, temporary service, or staffing agency or similar entity, employs or exercises control over the wages, hours, or working conditions of 100 or more employees at a single warehouse distribution center or 1,000 or more total employees at one or more warehouse distribution centers in the state. For purposes of this definition, all employees of an employers commonly controlled group, as that term is defined in Section 25105 of the Revenue and Taxation Code, shall be counted in determining the number of employees employed at a single warehouse distribution center or at one or more warehouse distribution centers in the state.(e) Person means an individual, corporation, partnership, limited partnership, limited liability partnership, limited liability company, business trust, estate, trust, association, joint venture, agency, instrumentality, or any other legal or commercial entity, whether domestic or foreign.(f) Quota means a performance standard under which an employee is assigned or required to perform a quantified number of tasks, or to handle or produce a quantified amount of material, within a defined time period and under which the employee may suffer an adverse employment action if they fail to complete the performance standard.(g) Warehouse distribution center means an establishment as defined by any of the following North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) Codes, however such establishment is denominated:(1) 493110 for General Warehousing and Storage.(2) 423 for Merchant Wholesalers, Durable Goods.(3) 424 for Merchant Wholesalers, Nondurable Goods.(4) 454110 for Electronic Shopping and Mail-Order Houses.2102. The Division of Labor Standards Enforcement shall enforce the provisions of this part, subject to the provisions of Chapter 4 3 (commencing with Section 2112). 2108).2103. This part does not limit the authority of the Attorney General or the district attorney of any county, either upon their own complaint or the complaint of any person acting for themselves or the general public, to prosecute actions, either civil or criminal, for violations of this part, or to enforce the provisions thereof independently and without specific direction of the director.2104. The commissioner shall have authority to adopt regulations implementing this part. 2105. This part does not preempt any city, county, or city and county ordinances that provide equal or greater protection to employees covered by this part.2106. The provisions of this part are severable. If any provision of this part or its application is held invalid, that invalidity shall not affect other provisions or applications that can be given effect without the invalid provision or application. CHAPTER 2. Reasonable Quota Requirements 2107. An employer shall not impose a quota upon an employee under which reasonable amounts of time that the employee spends on any of the following activities is counted toward the time required for completing the quota, or results in the employee having less time to complete the quota:(a) Accessing and using a restroom or handwashing station or accessing adequate and sanitary hydration.(b) (1) Documenting or reporting to the employer or to the responsible government authority a colorable claim of a Labor Code violation.(2) This subdivision does not require an employer to allow an employee to leave the premises of the warehouse distribution center to document or report to the employer or responsible government authority a colorable claim of a Labor Code violation.(c) Taking any legally mandated rest, recovery, or meal period. 3.Reasonable Compensation2108.An employer shall pay each employee who works under a quota during the workday and who is assigned or required to perform work in excess of the previously established quota during that workday a wage premium of 1 times the employees regular rate of pay for any hour during which the employee was assigned or required to perform work in excess of the quota. CHAPTER 3. Enforcement2109.2108. Any employer that violates Section 2107 shall be subject to a civil penalty in the amount of two hundred fifty dollars ($250) per employee per violation in an initial citation and one thousand dollars ($1,000) per employee for each violation in a subsequent citation. The civil penalties provided for in this section are in addition to any other penalty provided by law.
Amended IN Senate July 08, 2020 Amended IN Assembly June 10, 2020 Amended IN Assembly May 11, 2020 Amended IN Assembly May 04, 2020 CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE 20192020 REGULAR SESSION Assembly Bill No. 3056Introduced by Assembly Member Gonzalez(Principal coauthor: Assembly Member Kalra)February 21, 2020 An act to add Part 8.6 (commencing with Section 2100) to Division 2 of the Labor Code, relating to employment.LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGESTAB 3056, as amended, Gonzalez. Warehouse distribution centers.Existing law relating to employment regulation and supervision imposes special provisions on certain occupations and industries. Existing law charges the Labor Commissioner and the Division of Labor Standards Enforcement with the enforcement of labor laws.This bill would enact prescribed protections for certain warehouse and distribution center employees. The bill would prohibit an employer from imposing a quota upon an employee under which reasonable amounts of time that the employee spends on any of the specified activities is counted toward the time required for completing the quota, or results in the employee having less time to complete the quota. The bill would define terms for its purposes.This bill, except as specified, would require the Division of Labor Standards Enforcement to enforce its provisions. The bill would authorize the commissioner to adopt regulations to implement its provisions.This bill would require an employer to pay each employee who works under a quota during the workday and who is assigned or required to perform work in excess of the previously established quota during that workday a wage premium of 1 times the employees regular rate of pay for any hour during which the employee was assigned or required to perform work in excess of the quota.This bill would subject an employer who violates the quota prohibition to civil penalties.Digest Key Vote: MAJORITY Appropriation: NO Fiscal Committee: YES Local Program: NO
Amended IN Senate July 08, 2020 Amended IN Assembly June 10, 2020 Amended IN Assembly May 11, 2020 Amended IN Assembly May 04, 2020
Amended IN Senate July 08, 2020
Amended IN Assembly June 10, 2020
Amended IN Assembly May 11, 2020
Amended IN Assembly May 04, 2020
CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE 20192020 REGULAR SESSION
Assembly Bill
No. 3056
Introduced by Assembly Member Gonzalez(Principal coauthor: Assembly Member Kalra)February 21, 2020
Introduced by Assembly Member Gonzalez(Principal coauthor: Assembly Member Kalra)
February 21, 2020
An act to add Part 8.6 (commencing with Section 2100) to Division 2 of the Labor Code, relating to employment.
LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST
## LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST
AB 3056, as amended, Gonzalez. Warehouse distribution centers.
Existing law relating to employment regulation and supervision imposes special provisions on certain occupations and industries. Existing law charges the Labor Commissioner and the Division of Labor Standards Enforcement with the enforcement of labor laws.This bill would enact prescribed protections for certain warehouse and distribution center employees. The bill would prohibit an employer from imposing a quota upon an employee under which reasonable amounts of time that the employee spends on any of the specified activities is counted toward the time required for completing the quota, or results in the employee having less time to complete the quota. The bill would define terms for its purposes.This bill, except as specified, would require the Division of Labor Standards Enforcement to enforce its provisions. The bill would authorize the commissioner to adopt regulations to implement its provisions.This bill would require an employer to pay each employee who works under a quota during the workday and who is assigned or required to perform work in excess of the previously established quota during that workday a wage premium of 1 times the employees regular rate of pay for any hour during which the employee was assigned or required to perform work in excess of the quota.This bill would subject an employer who violates the quota prohibition to civil penalties.
Existing law relating to employment regulation and supervision imposes special provisions on certain occupations and industries. Existing law charges the Labor Commissioner and the Division of Labor Standards Enforcement with the enforcement of labor laws.
This bill would enact prescribed protections for certain warehouse and distribution center employees. The bill would prohibit an employer from imposing a quota upon an employee under which reasonable amounts of time that the employee spends on any of the specified activities is counted toward the time required for completing the quota, or results in the employee having less time to complete the quota. The bill would define terms for its purposes.
This bill, except as specified, would require the Division of Labor Standards Enforcement to enforce its provisions. The bill would authorize the commissioner to adopt regulations to implement its provisions.
This bill would require an employer to pay each employee who works under a quota during the workday and who is assigned or required to perform work in excess of the previously established quota during that workday a wage premium of 1 times the employees regular rate of pay for any hour during which the employee was assigned or required to perform work in excess of the quota.
This bill would subject an employer who violates the quota prohibition to civil penalties.
## Digest Key
## Bill Text
The people of the State of California do enact as follows:SECTION 1. The Legislature finds and declares all of the following:(a) The rapid growth of just-in-time logistics and same-day and next-day consumer package delivery, and advances in technology used for tracking employee productivity, have led to a rise in the number of warehouse and distribution center workers who are subject to quantified performance quotas.(b) Warehouse and distribution center employees who work under such quotas are expected to complete a quantified number of tasks within specific time periods, often measured down to the minute or second, and face adverse employment action, including suspension or termination, if they fail to do so.(c) Warehouse and distribution center employees who work under such quotas frequently skip restroom breaks in order to keep up with their quota. Such employees also face barriers to documenting and reporting Labor Code violations because any time spent away from their station reduces the amount of time available to complete their quota.(d)The quotas under which warehouse and distribution center employees regularly work also affect their compensation. California and many cities require employers to pay their employees a minimum-wage rate. Warehouse and distribution center employees who work under a quota, however, do not receive the full benefit of such minimum wages if their quota is increased to make up for the direct or indirect effect of a minimum-wage raise.(e)California also requires that employees required to work more than a specified amount of time during a workday be paid an overtime wage premium. Existing overtime protections, however, do not adequately compensate warehouse and distribution center employees who work under a quota. Such overtime protections do not apply a wage premium for work in excess of a reasonable quota during a workday. SEC. 2. Part 8.6 (commencing with Section 2100) is added to Division 2 of the Labor Code, to read:PART 8.6. Warehouse Distribution Centers CHAPTER 1. General Provisions2100. The enactment of this part is an exercise of the police power of the State of California for the protection for the public welfare, prosperity, health, safety, and peace of its people. The civil penalties provided by this chapter are in addition to any other penalty provided by law. 2101. As used in this part:(a) Commissioner means the Labor Commissioner.(b) Defined time period means any unit of time measurement equal to or less than the duration of an employees shift, and includes hours, minutes, and seconds and any fraction thereof.(c) Employee means a nonexempt employee, as defined in Section 2750.3, who works at a warehouse distribution center.(d) Employer means a person who directly or indirectly, or through an agent or any other person, including through the services of a third-party employer, temporary service, or staffing agency or similar entity, employs or exercises control over the wages, hours, or working conditions of 100 or more employees at a single warehouse distribution center or 1,000 or more total employees at one or more warehouse distribution centers in the state. For purposes of this definition, all employees of an employers commonly controlled group, as that term is defined in Section 25105 of the Revenue and Taxation Code, shall be counted in determining the number of employees employed at a single warehouse distribution center or at one or more warehouse distribution centers in the state.(e) Person means an individual, corporation, partnership, limited partnership, limited liability partnership, limited liability company, business trust, estate, trust, association, joint venture, agency, instrumentality, or any other legal or commercial entity, whether domestic or foreign.(f) Quota means a performance standard under which an employee is assigned or required to perform a quantified number of tasks, or to handle or produce a quantified amount of material, within a defined time period and under which the employee may suffer an adverse employment action if they fail to complete the performance standard.(g) Warehouse distribution center means an establishment as defined by any of the following North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) Codes, however such establishment is denominated:(1) 493110 for General Warehousing and Storage.(2) 423 for Merchant Wholesalers, Durable Goods.(3) 424 for Merchant Wholesalers, Nondurable Goods.(4) 454110 for Electronic Shopping and Mail-Order Houses.2102. The Division of Labor Standards Enforcement shall enforce the provisions of this part, subject to the provisions of Chapter 4 3 (commencing with Section 2112). 2108).2103. This part does not limit the authority of the Attorney General or the district attorney of any county, either upon their own complaint or the complaint of any person acting for themselves or the general public, to prosecute actions, either civil or criminal, for violations of this part, or to enforce the provisions thereof independently and without specific direction of the director.2104. The commissioner shall have authority to adopt regulations implementing this part. 2105. This part does not preempt any city, county, or city and county ordinances that provide equal or greater protection to employees covered by this part.2106. The provisions of this part are severable. If any provision of this part or its application is held invalid, that invalidity shall not affect other provisions or applications that can be given effect without the invalid provision or application. CHAPTER 2. Reasonable Quota Requirements 2107. An employer shall not impose a quota upon an employee under which reasonable amounts of time that the employee spends on any of the following activities is counted toward the time required for completing the quota, or results in the employee having less time to complete the quota:(a) Accessing and using a restroom or handwashing station or accessing adequate and sanitary hydration.(b) (1) Documenting or reporting to the employer or to the responsible government authority a colorable claim of a Labor Code violation.(2) This subdivision does not require an employer to allow an employee to leave the premises of the warehouse distribution center to document or report to the employer or responsible government authority a colorable claim of a Labor Code violation.(c) Taking any legally mandated rest, recovery, or meal period. 3.Reasonable Compensation2108.An employer shall pay each employee who works under a quota during the workday and who is assigned or required to perform work in excess of the previously established quota during that workday a wage premium of 1 times the employees regular rate of pay for any hour during which the employee was assigned or required to perform work in excess of the quota. CHAPTER 3. Enforcement2109.2108. Any employer that violates Section 2107 shall be subject to a civil penalty in the amount of two hundred fifty dollars ($250) per employee per violation in an initial citation and one thousand dollars ($1,000) per employee for each violation in a subsequent citation. The civil penalties provided for in this section are in addition to any other penalty provided by law.
The people of the State of California do enact as follows:
## The people of the State of California do enact as follows:
SECTION 1. The Legislature finds and declares all of the following:(a) The rapid growth of just-in-time logistics and same-day and next-day consumer package delivery, and advances in technology used for tracking employee productivity, have led to a rise in the number of warehouse and distribution center workers who are subject to quantified performance quotas.(b) Warehouse and distribution center employees who work under such quotas are expected to complete a quantified number of tasks within specific time periods, often measured down to the minute or second, and face adverse employment action, including suspension or termination, if they fail to do so.(c) Warehouse and distribution center employees who work under such quotas frequently skip restroom breaks in order to keep up with their quota. Such employees also face barriers to documenting and reporting Labor Code violations because any time spent away from their station reduces the amount of time available to complete their quota.(d)The quotas under which warehouse and distribution center employees regularly work also affect their compensation. California and many cities require employers to pay their employees a minimum-wage rate. Warehouse and distribution center employees who work under a quota, however, do not receive the full benefit of such minimum wages if their quota is increased to make up for the direct or indirect effect of a minimum-wage raise.(e)California also requires that employees required to work more than a specified amount of time during a workday be paid an overtime wage premium. Existing overtime protections, however, do not adequately compensate warehouse and distribution center employees who work under a quota. Such overtime protections do not apply a wage premium for work in excess of a reasonable quota during a workday.
SECTION 1. The Legislature finds and declares all of the following:(a) The rapid growth of just-in-time logistics and same-day and next-day consumer package delivery, and advances in technology used for tracking employee productivity, have led to a rise in the number of warehouse and distribution center workers who are subject to quantified performance quotas.(b) Warehouse and distribution center employees who work under such quotas are expected to complete a quantified number of tasks within specific time periods, often measured down to the minute or second, and face adverse employment action, including suspension or termination, if they fail to do so.(c) Warehouse and distribution center employees who work under such quotas frequently skip restroom breaks in order to keep up with their quota. Such employees also face barriers to documenting and reporting Labor Code violations because any time spent away from their station reduces the amount of time available to complete their quota.(d)The quotas under which warehouse and distribution center employees regularly work also affect their compensation. California and many cities require employers to pay their employees a minimum-wage rate. Warehouse and distribution center employees who work under a quota, however, do not receive the full benefit of such minimum wages if their quota is increased to make up for the direct or indirect effect of a minimum-wage raise.(e)California also requires that employees required to work more than a specified amount of time during a workday be paid an overtime wage premium. Existing overtime protections, however, do not adequately compensate warehouse and distribution center employees who work under a quota. Such overtime protections do not apply a wage premium for work in excess of a reasonable quota during a workday.
SECTION 1. The Legislature finds and declares all of the following:
### SECTION 1.
(a) The rapid growth of just-in-time logistics and same-day and next-day consumer package delivery, and advances in technology used for tracking employee productivity, have led to a rise in the number of warehouse and distribution center workers who are subject to quantified performance quotas.
(b) Warehouse and distribution center employees who work under such quotas are expected to complete a quantified number of tasks within specific time periods, often measured down to the minute or second, and face adverse employment action, including suspension or termination, if they fail to do so.
(c) Warehouse and distribution center employees who work under such quotas frequently skip restroom breaks in order to keep up with their quota. Such employees also face barriers to documenting and reporting Labor Code violations because any time spent away from their station reduces the amount of time available to complete their quota.
(d)The quotas under which warehouse and distribution center employees regularly work also affect their compensation. California and many cities require employers to pay their employees a minimum-wage rate. Warehouse and distribution center employees who work under a quota, however, do not receive the full benefit of such minimum wages if their quota is increased to make up for the direct or indirect effect of a minimum-wage raise.
(e)California also requires that employees required to work more than a specified amount of time during a workday be paid an overtime wage premium. Existing overtime protections, however, do not adequately compensate warehouse and distribution center employees who work under a quota. Such overtime protections do not apply a wage premium for work in excess of a reasonable quota during a workday.
SEC. 2. Part 8.6 (commencing with Section 2100) is added to Division 2 of the Labor Code, to read:PART 8.6. Warehouse Distribution Centers CHAPTER 1. General Provisions2100. The enactment of this part is an exercise of the police power of the State of California for the protection for the public welfare, prosperity, health, safety, and peace of its people. The civil penalties provided by this chapter are in addition to any other penalty provided by law. 2101. As used in this part:(a) Commissioner means the Labor Commissioner.(b) Defined time period means any unit of time measurement equal to or less than the duration of an employees shift, and includes hours, minutes, and seconds and any fraction thereof.(c) Employee means a nonexempt employee, as defined in Section 2750.3, who works at a warehouse distribution center.(d) Employer means a person who directly or indirectly, or through an agent or any other person, including through the services of a third-party employer, temporary service, or staffing agency or similar entity, employs or exercises control over the wages, hours, or working conditions of 100 or more employees at a single warehouse distribution center or 1,000 or more total employees at one or more warehouse distribution centers in the state. For purposes of this definition, all employees of an employers commonly controlled group, as that term is defined in Section 25105 of the Revenue and Taxation Code, shall be counted in determining the number of employees employed at a single warehouse distribution center or at one or more warehouse distribution centers in the state.(e) Person means an individual, corporation, partnership, limited partnership, limited liability partnership, limited liability company, business trust, estate, trust, association, joint venture, agency, instrumentality, or any other legal or commercial entity, whether domestic or foreign.(f) Quota means a performance standard under which an employee is assigned or required to perform a quantified number of tasks, or to handle or produce a quantified amount of material, within a defined time period and under which the employee may suffer an adverse employment action if they fail to complete the performance standard.(g) Warehouse distribution center means an establishment as defined by any of the following North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) Codes, however such establishment is denominated:(1) 493110 for General Warehousing and Storage.(2) 423 for Merchant Wholesalers, Durable Goods.(3) 424 for Merchant Wholesalers, Nondurable Goods.(4) 454110 for Electronic Shopping and Mail-Order Houses.2102. The Division of Labor Standards Enforcement shall enforce the provisions of this part, subject to the provisions of Chapter 4 3 (commencing with Section 2112). 2108).2103. This part does not limit the authority of the Attorney General or the district attorney of any county, either upon their own complaint or the complaint of any person acting for themselves or the general public, to prosecute actions, either civil or criminal, for violations of this part, or to enforce the provisions thereof independently and without specific direction of the director.2104. The commissioner shall have authority to adopt regulations implementing this part. 2105. This part does not preempt any city, county, or city and county ordinances that provide equal or greater protection to employees covered by this part.2106. The provisions of this part are severable. If any provision of this part or its application is held invalid, that invalidity shall not affect other provisions or applications that can be given effect without the invalid provision or application. CHAPTER 2. Reasonable Quota Requirements 2107. An employer shall not impose a quota upon an employee under which reasonable amounts of time that the employee spends on any of the following activities is counted toward the time required for completing the quota, or results in the employee having less time to complete the quota:(a) Accessing and using a restroom or handwashing station or accessing adequate and sanitary hydration.(b) (1) Documenting or reporting to the employer or to the responsible government authority a colorable claim of a Labor Code violation.(2) This subdivision does not require an employer to allow an employee to leave the premises of the warehouse distribution center to document or report to the employer or responsible government authority a colorable claim of a Labor Code violation.(c) Taking any legally mandated rest, recovery, or meal period. 3.Reasonable Compensation2108.An employer shall pay each employee who works under a quota during the workday and who is assigned or required to perform work in excess of the previously established quota during that workday a wage premium of 1 times the employees regular rate of pay for any hour during which the employee was assigned or required to perform work in excess of the quota. CHAPTER 3. Enforcement2109.2108. Any employer that violates Section 2107 shall be subject to a civil penalty in the amount of two hundred fifty dollars ($250) per employee per violation in an initial citation and one thousand dollars ($1,000) per employee for each violation in a subsequent citation. The civil penalties provided for in this section are in addition to any other penalty provided by law.
SEC. 2. Part 8.6 (commencing with Section 2100) is added to Division 2 of the Labor Code, to read:
### SEC. 2.
PART 8.6. Warehouse Distribution Centers CHAPTER 1. General Provisions2100. The enactment of this part is an exercise of the police power of the State of California for the protection for the public welfare, prosperity, health, safety, and peace of its people. The civil penalties provided by this chapter are in addition to any other penalty provided by law. 2101. As used in this part:(a) Commissioner means the Labor Commissioner.(b) Defined time period means any unit of time measurement equal to or less than the duration of an employees shift, and includes hours, minutes, and seconds and any fraction thereof.(c) Employee means a nonexempt employee, as defined in Section 2750.3, who works at a warehouse distribution center.(d) Employer means a person who directly or indirectly, or through an agent or any other person, including through the services of a third-party employer, temporary service, or staffing agency or similar entity, employs or exercises control over the wages, hours, or working conditions of 100 or more employees at a single warehouse distribution center or 1,000 or more total employees at one or more warehouse distribution centers in the state. For purposes of this definition, all employees of an employers commonly controlled group, as that term is defined in Section 25105 of the Revenue and Taxation Code, shall be counted in determining the number of employees employed at a single warehouse distribution center or at one or more warehouse distribution centers in the state.(e) Person means an individual, corporation, partnership, limited partnership, limited liability partnership, limited liability company, business trust, estate, trust, association, joint venture, agency, instrumentality, or any other legal or commercial entity, whether domestic or foreign.(f) Quota means a performance standard under which an employee is assigned or required to perform a quantified number of tasks, or to handle or produce a quantified amount of material, within a defined time period and under which the employee may suffer an adverse employment action if they fail to complete the performance standard.(g) Warehouse distribution center means an establishment as defined by any of the following North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) Codes, however such establishment is denominated:(1) 493110 for General Warehousing and Storage.(2) 423 for Merchant Wholesalers, Durable Goods.(3) 424 for Merchant Wholesalers, Nondurable Goods.(4) 454110 for Electronic Shopping and Mail-Order Houses.2102. The Division of Labor Standards Enforcement shall enforce the provisions of this part, subject to the provisions of Chapter 4 3 (commencing with Section 2112). 2108).2103. This part does not limit the authority of the Attorney General or the district attorney of any county, either upon their own complaint or the complaint of any person acting for themselves or the general public, to prosecute actions, either civil or criminal, for violations of this part, or to enforce the provisions thereof independently and without specific direction of the director.2104. The commissioner shall have authority to adopt regulations implementing this part. 2105. This part does not preempt any city, county, or city and county ordinances that provide equal or greater protection to employees covered by this part.2106. The provisions of this part are severable. If any provision of this part or its application is held invalid, that invalidity shall not affect other provisions or applications that can be given effect without the invalid provision or application. CHAPTER 2. Reasonable Quota Requirements 2107. An employer shall not impose a quota upon an employee under which reasonable amounts of time that the employee spends on any of the following activities is counted toward the time required for completing the quota, or results in the employee having less time to complete the quota:(a) Accessing and using a restroom or handwashing station or accessing adequate and sanitary hydration.(b) (1) Documenting or reporting to the employer or to the responsible government authority a colorable claim of a Labor Code violation.(2) This subdivision does not require an employer to allow an employee to leave the premises of the warehouse distribution center to document or report to the employer or responsible government authority a colorable claim of a Labor Code violation.(c) Taking any legally mandated rest, recovery, or meal period. 3.Reasonable Compensation2108.An employer shall pay each employee who works under a quota during the workday and who is assigned or required to perform work in excess of the previously established quota during that workday a wage premium of 1 times the employees regular rate of pay for any hour during which the employee was assigned or required to perform work in excess of the quota. CHAPTER 3. Enforcement2109.2108. Any employer that violates Section 2107 shall be subject to a civil penalty in the amount of two hundred fifty dollars ($250) per employee per violation in an initial citation and one thousand dollars ($1,000) per employee for each violation in a subsequent citation. The civil penalties provided for in this section are in addition to any other penalty provided by law.
PART 8.6. Warehouse Distribution Centers CHAPTER 1. General Provisions2100. The enactment of this part is an exercise of the police power of the State of California for the protection for the public welfare, prosperity, health, safety, and peace of its people. The civil penalties provided by this chapter are in addition to any other penalty provided by law. 2101. As used in this part:(a) Commissioner means the Labor Commissioner.(b) Defined time period means any unit of time measurement equal to or less than the duration of an employees shift, and includes hours, minutes, and seconds and any fraction thereof.(c) Employee means a nonexempt employee, as defined in Section 2750.3, who works at a warehouse distribution center.(d) Employer means a person who directly or indirectly, or through an agent or any other person, including through the services of a third-party employer, temporary service, or staffing agency or similar entity, employs or exercises control over the wages, hours, or working conditions of 100 or more employees at a single warehouse distribution center or 1,000 or more total employees at one or more warehouse distribution centers in the state. For purposes of this definition, all employees of an employers commonly controlled group, as that term is defined in Section 25105 of the Revenue and Taxation Code, shall be counted in determining the number of employees employed at a single warehouse distribution center or at one or more warehouse distribution centers in the state.(e) Person means an individual, corporation, partnership, limited partnership, limited liability partnership, limited liability company, business trust, estate, trust, association, joint venture, agency, instrumentality, or any other legal or commercial entity, whether domestic or foreign.(f) Quota means a performance standard under which an employee is assigned or required to perform a quantified number of tasks, or to handle or produce a quantified amount of material, within a defined time period and under which the employee may suffer an adverse employment action if they fail to complete the performance standard.(g) Warehouse distribution center means an establishment as defined by any of the following North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) Codes, however such establishment is denominated:(1) 493110 for General Warehousing and Storage.(2) 423 for Merchant Wholesalers, Durable Goods.(3) 424 for Merchant Wholesalers, Nondurable Goods.(4) 454110 for Electronic Shopping and Mail-Order Houses.2102. The Division of Labor Standards Enforcement shall enforce the provisions of this part, subject to the provisions of Chapter 4 3 (commencing with Section 2112). 2108).2103. This part does not limit the authority of the Attorney General or the district attorney of any county, either upon their own complaint or the complaint of any person acting for themselves or the general public, to prosecute actions, either civil or criminal, for violations of this part, or to enforce the provisions thereof independently and without specific direction of the director.2104. The commissioner shall have authority to adopt regulations implementing this part. 2105. This part does not preempt any city, county, or city and county ordinances that provide equal or greater protection to employees covered by this part.2106. The provisions of this part are severable. If any provision of this part or its application is held invalid, that invalidity shall not affect other provisions or applications that can be given effect without the invalid provision or application. CHAPTER 2. Reasonable Quota Requirements 2107. An employer shall not impose a quota upon an employee under which reasonable amounts of time that the employee spends on any of the following activities is counted toward the time required for completing the quota, or results in the employee having less time to complete the quota:(a) Accessing and using a restroom or handwashing station or accessing adequate and sanitary hydration.(b) (1) Documenting or reporting to the employer or to the responsible government authority a colorable claim of a Labor Code violation.(2) This subdivision does not require an employer to allow an employee to leave the premises of the warehouse distribution center to document or report to the employer or responsible government authority a colorable claim of a Labor Code violation.(c) Taking any legally mandated rest, recovery, or meal period. 3.Reasonable Compensation2108.An employer shall pay each employee who works under a quota during the workday and who is assigned or required to perform work in excess of the previously established quota during that workday a wage premium of 1 times the employees regular rate of pay for any hour during which the employee was assigned or required to perform work in excess of the quota. CHAPTER 3. Enforcement2109.2108. Any employer that violates Section 2107 shall be subject to a civil penalty in the amount of two hundred fifty dollars ($250) per employee per violation in an initial citation and one thousand dollars ($1,000) per employee for each violation in a subsequent citation. The civil penalties provided for in this section are in addition to any other penalty provided by law.
PART 8.6. Warehouse Distribution Centers
PART 8.6. Warehouse Distribution Centers
CHAPTER 1. General Provisions2100. The enactment of this part is an exercise of the police power of the State of California for the protection for the public welfare, prosperity, health, safety, and peace of its people. The civil penalties provided by this chapter are in addition to any other penalty provided by law. 2101. As used in this part:(a) Commissioner means the Labor Commissioner.(b) Defined time period means any unit of time measurement equal to or less than the duration of an employees shift, and includes hours, minutes, and seconds and any fraction thereof.(c) Employee means a nonexempt employee, as defined in Section 2750.3, who works at a warehouse distribution center.(d) Employer means a person who directly or indirectly, or through an agent or any other person, including through the services of a third-party employer, temporary service, or staffing agency or similar entity, employs or exercises control over the wages, hours, or working conditions of 100 or more employees at a single warehouse distribution center or 1,000 or more total employees at one or more warehouse distribution centers in the state. For purposes of this definition, all employees of an employers commonly controlled group, as that term is defined in Section 25105 of the Revenue and Taxation Code, shall be counted in determining the number of employees employed at a single warehouse distribution center or at one or more warehouse distribution centers in the state.(e) Person means an individual, corporation, partnership, limited partnership, limited liability partnership, limited liability company, business trust, estate, trust, association, joint venture, agency, instrumentality, or any other legal or commercial entity, whether domestic or foreign.(f) Quota means a performance standard under which an employee is assigned or required to perform a quantified number of tasks, or to handle or produce a quantified amount of material, within a defined time period and under which the employee may suffer an adverse employment action if they fail to complete the performance standard.(g) Warehouse distribution center means an establishment as defined by any of the following North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) Codes, however such establishment is denominated:(1) 493110 for General Warehousing and Storage.(2) 423 for Merchant Wholesalers, Durable Goods.(3) 424 for Merchant Wholesalers, Nondurable Goods.(4) 454110 for Electronic Shopping and Mail-Order Houses.2102. The Division of Labor Standards Enforcement shall enforce the provisions of this part, subject to the provisions of Chapter 4 3 (commencing with Section 2112). 2108).2103. This part does not limit the authority of the Attorney General or the district attorney of any county, either upon their own complaint or the complaint of any person acting for themselves or the general public, to prosecute actions, either civil or criminal, for violations of this part, or to enforce the provisions thereof independently and without specific direction of the director.2104. The commissioner shall have authority to adopt regulations implementing this part. 2105. This part does not preempt any city, county, or city and county ordinances that provide equal or greater protection to employees covered by this part.2106. The provisions of this part are severable. If any provision of this part or its application is held invalid, that invalidity shall not affect other provisions or applications that can be given effect without the invalid provision or application.
CHAPTER 1. General Provisions
CHAPTER 1. General Provisions
2100. The enactment of this part is an exercise of the police power of the State of California for the protection for the public welfare, prosperity, health, safety, and peace of its people. The civil penalties provided by this chapter are in addition to any other penalty provided by law.
2100. The enactment of this part is an exercise of the police power of the State of California for the protection for the public welfare, prosperity, health, safety, and peace of its people. The civil penalties provided by this chapter are in addition to any other penalty provided by law.
2101. As used in this part:(a) Commissioner means the Labor Commissioner.(b) Defined time period means any unit of time measurement equal to or less than the duration of an employees shift, and includes hours, minutes, and seconds and any fraction thereof.(c) Employee means a nonexempt employee, as defined in Section 2750.3, who works at a warehouse distribution center.(d) Employer means a person who directly or indirectly, or through an agent or any other person, including through the services of a third-party employer, temporary service, or staffing agency or similar entity, employs or exercises control over the wages, hours, or working conditions of 100 or more employees at a single warehouse distribution center or 1,000 or more total employees at one or more warehouse distribution centers in the state. For purposes of this definition, all employees of an employers commonly controlled group, as that term is defined in Section 25105 of the Revenue and Taxation Code, shall be counted in determining the number of employees employed at a single warehouse distribution center or at one or more warehouse distribution centers in the state.(e) Person means an individual, corporation, partnership, limited partnership, limited liability partnership, limited liability company, business trust, estate, trust, association, joint venture, agency, instrumentality, or any other legal or commercial entity, whether domestic or foreign.(f) Quota means a performance standard under which an employee is assigned or required to perform a quantified number of tasks, or to handle or produce a quantified amount of material, within a defined time period and under which the employee may suffer an adverse employment action if they fail to complete the performance standard.(g) Warehouse distribution center means an establishment as defined by any of the following North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) Codes, however such establishment is denominated:(1) 493110 for General Warehousing and Storage.(2) 423 for Merchant Wholesalers, Durable Goods.(3) 424 for Merchant Wholesalers, Nondurable Goods.(4) 454110 for Electronic Shopping and Mail-Order Houses.
2101. As used in this part:
(a) Commissioner means the Labor Commissioner.
(b) Defined time period means any unit of time measurement equal to or less than the duration of an employees shift, and includes hours, minutes, and seconds and any fraction thereof.
(c) Employee means a nonexempt employee, as defined in Section 2750.3, who works at a warehouse distribution center.
(d) Employer means a person who directly or indirectly, or through an agent or any other person, including through the services of a third-party employer, temporary service, or staffing agency or similar entity, employs or exercises control over the wages, hours, or working conditions of 100 or more employees at a single warehouse distribution center or 1,000 or more total employees at one or more warehouse distribution centers in the state. For purposes of this definition, all employees of an employers commonly controlled group, as that term is defined in Section 25105 of the Revenue and Taxation Code, shall be counted in determining the number of employees employed at a single warehouse distribution center or at one or more warehouse distribution centers in the state.
(e) Person means an individual, corporation, partnership, limited partnership, limited liability partnership, limited liability company, business trust, estate, trust, association, joint venture, agency, instrumentality, or any other legal or commercial entity, whether domestic or foreign.
(f) Quota means a performance standard under which an employee is assigned or required to perform a quantified number of tasks, or to handle or produce a quantified amount of material, within a defined time period and under which the employee may suffer an adverse employment action if they fail to complete the performance standard.
(g) Warehouse distribution center means an establishment as defined by any of the following North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) Codes, however such establishment is denominated:
(1) 493110 for General Warehousing and Storage.
(2) 423 for Merchant Wholesalers, Durable Goods.
(3) 424 for Merchant Wholesalers, Nondurable Goods.
(4) 454110 for Electronic Shopping and Mail-Order Houses.
2102. The Division of Labor Standards Enforcement shall enforce the provisions of this part, subject to the provisions of Chapter 4 3 (commencing with Section 2112). 2108).
2102. The Division of Labor Standards Enforcement shall enforce the provisions of this part, subject to the provisions of Chapter 4 3 (commencing with Section 2112). 2108).
2103. This part does not limit the authority of the Attorney General or the district attorney of any county, either upon their own complaint or the complaint of any person acting for themselves or the general public, to prosecute actions, either civil or criminal, for violations of this part, or to enforce the provisions thereof independently and without specific direction of the director.
2103. This part does not limit the authority of the Attorney General or the district attorney of any county, either upon their own complaint or the complaint of any person acting for themselves or the general public, to prosecute actions, either civil or criminal, for violations of this part, or to enforce the provisions thereof independently and without specific direction of the director.
2104. The commissioner shall have authority to adopt regulations implementing this part.
2104. The commissioner shall have authority to adopt regulations implementing this part.
2105. This part does not preempt any city, county, or city and county ordinances that provide equal or greater protection to employees covered by this part.
2105. This part does not preempt any city, county, or city and county ordinances that provide equal or greater protection to employees covered by this part.
2106. The provisions of this part are severable. If any provision of this part or its application is held invalid, that invalidity shall not affect other provisions or applications that can be given effect without the invalid provision or application.
2106. The provisions of this part are severable. If any provision of this part or its application is held invalid, that invalidity shall not affect other provisions or applications that can be given effect without the invalid provision or application.
CHAPTER 2. Reasonable Quota Requirements 2107. An employer shall not impose a quota upon an employee under which reasonable amounts of time that the employee spends on any of the following activities is counted toward the time required for completing the quota, or results in the employee having less time to complete the quota:(a) Accessing and using a restroom or handwashing station or accessing adequate and sanitary hydration.(b) (1) Documenting or reporting to the employer or to the responsible government authority a colorable claim of a Labor Code violation.(2) This subdivision does not require an employer to allow an employee to leave the premises of the warehouse distribution center to document or report to the employer or responsible government authority a colorable claim of a Labor Code violation.(c) Taking any legally mandated rest, recovery, or meal period.
CHAPTER 2. Reasonable Quota Requirements
CHAPTER 2. Reasonable Quota Requirements
2107. An employer shall not impose a quota upon an employee under which reasonable amounts of time that the employee spends on any of the following activities is counted toward the time required for completing the quota, or results in the employee having less time to complete the quota:(a) Accessing and using a restroom or handwashing station or accessing adequate and sanitary hydration.(b) (1) Documenting or reporting to the employer or to the responsible government authority a colorable claim of a Labor Code violation.(2) This subdivision does not require an employer to allow an employee to leave the premises of the warehouse distribution center to document or report to the employer or responsible government authority a colorable claim of a Labor Code violation.(c) Taking any legally mandated rest, recovery, or meal period.
2107. An employer shall not impose a quota upon an employee under which reasonable amounts of time that the employee spends on any of the following activities is counted toward the time required for completing the quota, or results in the employee having less time to complete the quota:
(a) Accessing and using a restroom or handwashing station or accessing adequate and sanitary hydration.
(b) (1) Documenting or reporting to the employer or to the responsible government authority a colorable claim of a Labor Code violation.
(2) This subdivision does not require an employer to allow an employee to leave the premises of the warehouse distribution center to document or report to the employer or responsible government authority a colorable claim of a Labor Code violation.
(c) Taking any legally mandated rest, recovery, or meal period.
An employer shall pay each employee who works under a quota during the workday and who is assigned or required to perform work in excess of the previously established quota during that workday a wage premium of 1 times the employees regular rate of pay for any hour during which the employee was assigned or required to perform work in excess of the quota.
CHAPTER 3. Enforcement2109.2108. Any employer that violates Section 2107 shall be subject to a civil penalty in the amount of two hundred fifty dollars ($250) per employee per violation in an initial citation and one thousand dollars ($1,000) per employee for each violation in a subsequent citation. The civil penalties provided for in this section are in addition to any other penalty provided by law.
CHAPTER 3. Enforcement
CHAPTER 3. Enforcement
2109.2108. Any employer that violates Section 2107 shall be subject to a civil penalty in the amount of two hundred fifty dollars ($250) per employee per violation in an initial citation and one thousand dollars ($1,000) per employee for each violation in a subsequent citation. The civil penalties provided for in this section are in addition to any other penalty provided by law.
2109.2108. Any employer that violates Section 2107 shall be subject to a civil penalty in the amount of two hundred fifty dollars ($250) per employee per violation in an initial citation and one thousand dollars ($1,000) per employee for each violation in a subsequent citation. The civil penalties provided for in this section are in addition to any other penalty provided by law.