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In Minnesota, lawmakers have approved a wider omnibus bill that will require employers within the state to provide warehouse workers with written descriptions of quotas, how their work is measured, and the potential actions possible if quotas are not met. This bill is expected to better protect warehouse workers from harmful productivity quotas at places such as Amazon warehouses. Furthermore, the bill prohibits companies from taking adverse action or firing employees if based on quota requirements that were not made explicit to the workers. In other states like New York and California, there are similar laws aimed at regulating the safety of Amazon warehouses, as labor experts claim the fast pace of the warehouses often lead to worker injuries. In response to the Minnesota bill, Amazon has stated its opposition and reaffirmed its business performance metrics as being focused on safe expectations.