California Senate clears bill targeting Amazon labor practices blamed for missed bathroom breaks

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California’s Senate dealt Amazon a blow by passing a bill targeting the company’s labor practices as workers across the country complain about warehouse conditions.

The legislation cleared the Senate 26-to-11 and is anticipated to be passed by the House and sent to California Gov. Gavin Newsom’s desk. The bill seeks to curtail so-called production quotas for warehouse workers, who have complained of being overworked to the point of forgoing bathroom breaks.

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