Referred to the Committee on Education and Workforce, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
H.R. 4896, introduced in August 2025, establishes comprehensive protections for warehouse workers at large distribution centers and warehouses with 200 or more employees. The bill creates a new Fairness and Transparency Office within the Department of Labor to oversee enforcement and requires covered employers to disclose all productivity quotas, performance measures, and workplace monitoring methods to workers within 180 days of enactment. Employers are prohibited from setting quotas that interfere with meal breaks, bathroom access, safety compliance, or union activity, must provide paid 15-minute rest breaks every four hours, and cannot measure worker performance in intervals shorter than one day. The law is enforced through multiple agencies—the Department of Labor, the Federal Trade Commission, and OSHA—with civil penalties ranging from approximately $77,000 to $770,000 per violation, strong anti-retaliation protections, and a presumption that adverse actions within 90 days of workers exercising their rights are retaliatory. The bill authorizes funding through fiscal year 2035 and requires OSHA to develop new ergonomic and medical standards for warehouse workers within the next three to four years.
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