Oregon Warehouse Worker Quota Law (HB 4127)

It applies to employers with 100 or more nonexempt employees at one warehouse distribution center or 1,000 across Oregon, counting staffing agency workers, but not drivers or couriers. Employers must give workers a written description of each quota and the consequences of missing it, and may not take adverse action for a missed quota that was not disclosed. Workers can request quota and work speed records. Employers under qualifying collective bargaining agreements are exempt. The Bureau of Labor and Industries enforces it with civil penalties.

Oregon's law turns undocumented productivity targets into a discipline risk. A covered fulfillment center can only write up or terminate someone for missing a quota if the quota was given in writing beforehand, so labor standards need formal documentation. For example, a 3PL in the Portland area that coaches pickers using rate reports from its labor management system must first issue a written quota explaining the metric, the time period and the consequences of missing it.

• Labor Management SystemLMSSoftware that tracks warehouse labor
• Units per HourUPHUnits handled in one labor hour

• Warehouse Worker Protection Act2021 · State laws regulating warehouse productivity quotas
• Washington Warehouse Worker Quota Law (HB 1762)2023, effective July 2024 · Washington law on warehouse quotas and safety
• California AB 701 Warehouse Quota Law2021 · Limits and disclosure for warehouse productivity quotas

1. Oregon BOLI: Warehouse quotas oregon.gov
2. Oregon Laws 2024, chapter 36 (HB 4127) oregonlegislature.gov