A California agency has cited and fined Amazon.com for failing to comply with a state law requiring companies to disclose workplace productivity measures, an issue the e-commerce giant has been scrutinized for in recent years.
The California Labor Commissioner's Office on Tuesday said it has fined two Amazon warehouse facilities nearly $6 million for not complying with a new labor law requiring them to disclose the quotas they apply to workers. This is the first time the 2022 law is being applied, the Commissioner's Office said. The law was largely created to address concerns about Amazon's workplace