E.R. Murrow Podcast Submission: Where We Live "Amazon responds to proposed bill aimed at warehouse 'quotas'"
Where We Live: Amazon responds to proposed bill aimed at warehouse 'quotas'
Broadcast Date: 5/15/2023
A 2023 bill sought to set limits on how warehouses track worker productivity in Connecticut. Though it didn’t name a company, Amazon was the primary focus of an initial hearing. Statistics found Amazon had higher-than-average worker injury rates. The company, with 14 facilities and more than 15,000 employees in the state, had yet to respond to the legislation before this program.
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