NFIB opposes the harmful legislation
What it means: The Warehouse Worker Protection Act would lead to increased costs, burdensome mandates, and more red tape on small businesses.
Our take: “This is bad legislation and another example of Congress saddling small businesses with more onerous and costly regulations,” said Dylan Rosnick, NFIB Principal of Federal Government Relations. “The Warehouse Worker Protection Act is a grab bag of bad policies that includes several provisions that will further hinder the small business economy.”
Take Action: Urge Congress to oppose the Warehouse Worker Protection Act
Members of Congress introduced the Warehouse Worker Protection Act, which would lead to increased costs, burdensome mandates, and more red tape on small businesses. NFIB sent a letter of opposition to the House opposing H.R. 8639. “We strongly oppose this legislation and ask Congress to instead focus on policies that would strengthen small businesses and the economy,” urged Dylan Rosnick, NFIB Principal of Federal Government Relations.
The Warehouse Worker Protection Act will dramatically increase the regulation of small businesses and force more federal government mandates on small businesses. Specifically, the legislation gives the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) additional authority that will be costly and time-consuming for small business.
Problematic provisions for small businesses include banning essentially all quotas or workplace performance standards, mandating burdensome record-keeping requirements for employers who track employee productivity, and creating a “Quota Task Force” made up of union representatives and worker advocacy organizations to, in part, enforce the quota ban.
NFIB joined a coalition letter in opposition to the legislation and will continue to urge Congress to prioritize policies that would strengthen small businesses. More information can be found in NFIB’s press release. Urge Congress to oppose the Warehouse Worker Protection Act.
