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HB 16GEORGIASession 2025_26State Billdead
Did Not Advance

Georgia House Bill 16 Establishes Safety, Quota, and Surveillance Protections for Warehouse Workers

Original title: Labor and industrial relations; protections for warehouse distribution center workers; provide

Last action · January 15, 2025: House Second ReadersSponsors: Kim Schofield and 4 others

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What This Bill Proposed

Georgia House Bill 16 establishes comprehensive labor protections for warehouse distribution center workers by requiring employers to provide written descriptions of performance s and surveillance, mandating paid rest breaks, limiting work-speed data collection, and prohibiting retaliation. The measure applies to covered warehouse employers and employees across specified industry classification codes, with various provisions taking effect upon approval or by July 1, 2025.

Why it matters

Warehouse workers gain legal rights to review their performance metrics, request corrections for inaccurate data, receive mandatory paid rest breaks, and sue employers for retaliatory actions or unlawful s, while covered distribution centers face civil penalties of up to $5,000 per violation.

Background
  • Warehouse distribution center worker protections have become a prominent subject of state-level legislation nationwide due to increased reliance on automated tracking and productivity quotas. context
  • House Bill 16 was introduced in the Georgia General Assembly during the 2025-2026 legislative session and assigned to the Industry and Labor committee. context

Who It Would Have Affected

Groups the bill's text would have affected, as described in the record. Being affected is not a position for or against it.

Directly affected

Covered warehouse employees

Warehouse workers receive guaranteed written quota notices, paid rest breaks, work-speed data review rights, and protections against retaliation.

Directly affected

Covered employers and staffing agencies

Warehouse distribution center employers, contractors, and staffing agencies must comply with new disclosure, break, training, record-keeping, and surveillance restrictions or face civil assessments and lawsuits.

Directly affected

Department of Labor

The Department and Commissioner are tasked with implementing complaint processes, issuing regulations, conducting examinations, and assessing civil penalties.

Key Facts

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Frequently Asked Questions

What information must employers include in the written quota descriptions given to warehouse workers?
Employers must include the quantified number of tasks or materials within a defined time period, potential disciplinary actions, calculation methods, bonus programs, and details on how performance is monitored including surveillance technology and third-party data handlers.
Are warehouse workers entitled to paid rest breaks under this bill?
Yes, employers must provide at least one 15-minute paid break time every four hours of work, paid at the regular rate.
What rights do former employees have regarding their work records?
Former employees have the right to request a written description of their at the time of separation, their work speed data for the prior six months, and aggregate data for similar employees for up to three years following separation.
What penalties can an employer face for violating these warehouse worker protections?
The Commissioner can impose civil assessments of up to $2,000 per violation, or up to $5,000 for serious, willful, or repeated violations. Employees may also file a civil action in superior court for damages, reinstatement, and attorney's fees.

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Where This Stands

This bill did not become law - Died at adjournment · introduced in the House.

Procedural history

3 actions
  1. Jan 15, 2025House
    House Second Readers
  2. Jan 14, 2025HouseIntroduced
    House First Readers
  3. Jan 13, 2025HouseIntroduced
    House Hopper

Version history

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Lobbying Activity

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Full breakdown

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Sponsors

Kim SchofieldHouse · District 63DemocraticPrimary sponsor
Dewey McClainHouse · District 109DemocraticCosponsor
Sandra ScottHouse · District 76DemocraticCosponsor
Viola DavisHouse · District 87DemocraticCosponsor
Lydia GlaizeHouse · District 67DemocraticCosponsor

Discoveries

1 pattern noticed across the record

Patterns POLISCOPE noticed across the record. These are observations to investigate, not conclusions.

policy shift95% confidence

Establishment of Comprehensive Warehouse Labor Standards

The bill introduces specific statutory regulations for warehouse productivity metrics and employee data rights that were previously uncodified in state law.

Department of LaborGeneral Assembly of Georgia

Connected Entities

Schofield, Kim, Glaize, Lydia, McClain, Dewey and 5 more
PersonSchofield, Kim“Representative for the 63rd district introducing House Bill 16”Map →
PersonGlaize, Lydia“Representative for the 67th district cosponsoring House Bill 16”Map →
PersonMcClain, Dewey“Representative for the 109th district cosponsoring House Bill 16”Map →
PersonScott, Sandra“Representative for the 76th district cosponsoring House Bill 16”Map →
PersonDavis, Viola“Representative for the 87th district cosponsoring House Bill 16”Map →
OrganizationOffice of State Administrative Hearings“State office handling hearings for persons aggrieved by an order or act of the C”Map →
OrganizationDepartment of Labor“State department tasked with enforcing warehouse worker protections, maintaining”Map →
PersonAttorney General“State official tasked with prosecuting violations upon request of the Commission”Map →

Sources

Open source document

www.legis.ga.gov

Analysis Score

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  • Significance20
    Lowered because this bill did not pass (its text scored 85)
  • Controversy65
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  • Entertainment10
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  • Buzz40
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