New York Warehouse Worker Protection Act

It covers employers with 100 or more employees at one warehouse distribution center or 1,000 statewide, counting workers supplied through staffing agencies. Employers must provide written quota descriptions at hire and on changes, share work speed data on request, and not set quotas that prevent breaks. The 2024 amendment, effective in 2025, requires an injury reduction program with a qualified ergonomist evaluating worksites for musculoskeletal risks, training, and employee involvement. The Department of Labor and Attorney General enforce it.

New York goes beyond quota disclosure by requiring an ergonomics program, so covered fulfillment centers need a documented injury reduction process. Ergonomic evaluations must consider work pace, which links productivity targets directly to safety review. For example, a 3PL with 150 workers at a Long Island fulfillment center must have a qualified ergonomist evaluate repetitive lifting at pack stations, adjust workstations or rates where risk is found, and involve workers in the process each year.

• Labor Management SystemLMSSoftware that tracks warehouse labor
• Pick and PackTaking items off the shelf and boxing them

• Warehouse Worker Protection Act2021 · State laws regulating warehouse productivity quotas
• California AB 701 Warehouse Quota Law2021 · Limits and disclosure for warehouse productivity quotas
• Minnesota Warehouse Distribution Worker Safety Act2023 · Minnesota warehouse quota and injury-rate law

1. New York State DOL: Warehouse Worker Protection Act dol.ny.gov
2. New York Senate: Labor Law Article 21-A nysenate.gov