The Warehouse Worker Protection Act will dramatically increase overregulation of small businesses and force more federal government mandates on small businesses. Specifically, the legislation gives the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) additional authorities that will be costly and time consuming for small business.

NFIB opposes the Warehouse Worker Protection Act because it would be harmful to small businesses due to problematic provisions like OSHA undertaking an ergonomic standard rulemaking and banning all quotas and workplace performance standards. It also mandates burdensome record-keeping requirements for employers who track employee activity and requires the data to be available to DOL upon request. Finally, it creates a “Quota Task Force” made up of union representatives and worker advocacy organizations to enforce the quota ban.