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California fines Amazon $6M for alleged violations of warehouse quota law at 2 warehouses
The California Labor Commissioner's Office has fined Amazon a total of $5.9 million following accusations the company violated the state's Warehouse Quota Law.
The California Labor Commissioner's Office has fined Amazon a total of $5.9 million on allegations the company violated a state law by working warehouse employees so hard that their safety was put at risk. The two citations, which were issued in May, said Amazon.com Services LLC violated the state's Warehouse Quota Law at facilities in Riverside and San Bernardino counties, the labor commissioner's office said Tuesday in a press release. "AB 701 provides important protections against dangerous work speeds and unfair quota practices, but these citations show Amazon failed to follow fundamental parts of the law."
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