Minnesota lawmakers bolster quota protections for warehouse workers

(Leila Navidi/Star Tribune via AP, File)Minnesota lawmakers have passed a bill that would provide more protection for warehouse workers who have to meet productivity quotas, a move aimed at helping employees at companies like Amazon. The protections were included in a broader omnibus bill passed 34-33 on Tuesday evening by the Minnesota Senate. AdvertisementThe bill prohibits companies from firing or taking any adverse actions against an employee for failing to meet a quota that has not been disclosed to them. The bill mirrors similar laws passed in recent years in New York and California that attempt to regulate how Amazon surveys workers in its vast number of warehouses. Amazon has said it doesn’t have fixed quotas, but has “performance expectations” for workers based on how their peers perform at particular sites.