Warehouse Worker Protection Act

This bill establishes protections for warehouse workers, including limits on work quotas, new enforcement mechanisms, and requirements for workplace safety standards. It creates a Fairness and Transparency Office within the Department of Labor, amends the National Labor Relations Act to make certain quota impositions an unfair labor practice, and directs OSHA to issue standards on ergonomics and medical treatment referrals.

Title I, Warehouse Worker Protections: Creates a Fairness and Transparency Office in the Wage and Hour Division to oversee enforcement. Defines covered facilities (warehouses, wholesalers, e-commerce, couriers) and covered employers (those with over 200 employees at such facilities). Prohibits adverse employment actions based on quotas that prevent employees from exercising rights. Requires employers to provide written quota descriptions and prohibits quotas that interfere with meal or rest breaks. Gives the Secretary of Labor authority to investigate violations, enter facilities, and inspect conditions. Requires the Secretary to open an investigation within 30 days if an employer has at least 40,000 annual employee work hours and a high injury rate. Directs the Fairness and Transparency Office to enter a memorandum of understanding with OSHA for information sharing and cross-training. Treats violations as unfair or deceptive acts under the FTC Act, enforceable by the FTC.

Title II, National Labor Relations Act Amendments: Makes it an unfair labor practice for an employer to impose a quota that significantly discourages or prevents an employee from exercising Section 7 rights. Creates a rebuttable presumption of retaliation if an adverse action involving a quota occurs within 90 days of an employee exercising those rights. Defines "quota" as a performance standard or target measured in time periods of a day or less, including task counts, productivity speeds, or time-tracking. Requires the NLRB to examine cases where quotas were used to deny worker rights and report to Congress.

Title III, OSHA Standards: Requires the Secretary of Labor to propose an ergonomic standard within 3 years and issue a final standard within 4 years, covering hazard identification, control, training, and medical management for musculoskeletal disorders. Requires a proposed standard within 1 year and a final standard within 3 years for ensuring prompt first aid and referral to medical professionals for injured or ill employees, and for providing occupational medicine consultation services. Amends OSHA to require that correction periods for serious, willful, or repeated violations begin upon citation receipt, and that filing a contest does not automatically stay the correction period. Sets criteria and expedited procedures for an employer to obtain a stay.

Title IV, Miscellaneous Provisions: Contains a severability clause. States that the Act does not preempt state or local laws with comparable or greater protections, or more beneficial collective bargaining terms. Specifies that actions under this Act are not an exercise of OSHA statutory authority for preemption purposes. Authorizes such sums as necessary for fiscal years 2026 through 2028.