The bill also seeks to ban employers from punishing employees who don't meet quotas that don't allow them to take breaks or comply with health and safety rules. "The bill would provide that an employee shall not be required to meet a quota that prevents compliance with meal or rest periods, use of bathroom facilities or occupational health and safety laws," the legislative counsel's digest for the proposed legislation reads.
Bill AB-701, which passed the State Assembly in May, would force warehouse operators like Amazon to be transparent about the quotas their workers are expected to meet. Should it become law, the legislation could require Amazon and other warehouse companies to make significant changes. In a statement to the station, an Amazon spokesperson said, “All employees are being paid while the site is closed and customer orders are being handled by other sites in the area.”īedbugs cannot transmit or spread disease, according to the EPA.A California bill centered around warehouse labor issues is set to go to a State Senate vote this week.
The Amarillo facility does not process outgoing customer orders and only processes returns from customers.Įmployees contacted KVII about the bedbugs, saying that they were being bitten by the pests at work.
The EPA, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and United States Department of Agriculture all consider bedbugs a public health pest.Īmazon officials said the products from its fulfillment center will be shipped to vendors, recycled or donated after appropriate processing, KAMR/KCIT reported. AMARILLO, Texas - An Amazon fulfillment center in Texas has been forced to close due to an infestation of bedbugs.Ī spokesperson for Amazon told KVII that the Amarillo site was temporarily shut down after the bugs were identified.īedbugs are common pests that feed on blood, creating itchy bites, according to the Environmental Protection Agency.
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