Amazon Slapped With $5.9M Fine For Violating Worker Quota Law In California Nearly 60K Times Over 5 Months
Amazon Slapped With $5.9M Fine For Violating Worker Quota Law In California Nearly 60K Times Over 5 Months
Amazon.com Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN) has been fined $5.9 million by a California labor regulator for allegedly failing to inform workers of productivity quotas at two of its warehouses.
據路透社報道，加利福尼亞州勞工監管機構對Amazon.com Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN)的兩個倉庫的工人未能告知生產定額一事罰款590萬美元。
What Happened: The California Labor Commissioner, Lilia Garcia-Brower, announced the fines on Tuesday, Reuters reported. The fines were issued in May and are tied to a 2022 California law that mandates employers to provide written descriptions of quotas to workers who can be disciplined for not meeting specified job speeds.
據路透社報道，加利福尼亞州勞工專員Lilia Garcia-Brower於週二宣佈了這些罰款。這些罰款於今年5月頒發，與2022年加利福尼亞州的法律有關，該法律規定僱主必須向可以因未能達到指定的工作效率而受到紀律處分的工人提供定額的書面描述。
The commissioner alleged that Amazon violated this law nearly 60,000 times over five months ending in March at its Moreno Valley and Redlands warehouses, both located outside Los Angeles.
專員聲稱，亞馬遜在五個月內共有近60,000次違反了這項法律，在其位於洛杉磯外的Moreno Valley和Redlands倉庫中。
Amazon spokesperson Maureen Lynch Vogel stated that the company is appealing the citations and refuted the claim that warehouse workers have fixed quotas. The alleged quota system has been a key issue in the ongoing campaign to unionize Amazon's warehouses.
亞馬遜發言人Maureen Lynch Vogel表示，公司正在就這些處罰進行上訴，並駁斥了倉庫工人有固定定額的指控。所謂的定額系統是亞馬遜倉庫聯合組織的關鍵問題。
"At Amazon, individual performance is evaluated over a long period of time, in relation to how the entire site's team is performing. Employees can – and are encouraged to – review their performance whenever they wish," Lynch Vogel said in a statement.
Lynch Vogel在一份聲明中表示:"在亞馬遜，個人表現是在很長的時間內評估的，與整個團隊的表現相比較。工人可以隨時審查自己的表現，而且受到鼓勵。"
Congress is reviewing a Democratic-supported bill that would closely align with California's law by mandating written notices of quotas and banning those that restrict workers from taking breaks or using bathrooms.
國會正在審查一項民主黨支持的法案，該法案將與加利福尼亞的法律密切相關，要求書面通知定額，並禁止限制工人休息或使用洗手間的條款。
Sen. Ed Markey (D-MA), a co-sponsor of the bill, emphasized that the fines levied against Amazon on Tuesday underscore the urgent need to address "punishing" quota systems.
參議員艾德·馬基(D-MA)是這項法案的共同發起人，他強調，週二向亞馬遜開出的罰款突顯了解決"懲罰性"定額制度的緊迫性。
Why It Matters: The fine comes at a time when Amazon is facing increased scrutiny over its treatment of workers. In January, the company was fined $35 million by France's privacy watchdog for its intrusive employee monitoring system.
爲什麼這很重要:這筆罰款出現在亞馬遜面臨越來越多對待工人的審查之際。今年1月，該公司因其侵入式員工監測系統而被法國隱私監管機構罰款3500萬美元。
Despite these challenges, Amazon's workers have been taking steps to improve their bargaining power. In June, the Amazon Labor Union aligned with the International Brotherhood of Teamsters to strengthen their influence in future negotiations with the e-commerce giant.
儘管面臨這些挑戰，亞馬遜的工人一直在採取措施來改善他們的議價能力。今年6月，亞馬遜勞工聯盟與國際卡車司機聯盟結盟，以加強他們在未來與這家電子商務巨頭的談判中的影響力。
In October, a study revealed that many Amazon warehouse employees in the U.S. were taking unpaid leave due to physical exhaustion or pain resulting from their work duties.
去年10月，一項研究揭示，美國許多亞馬遜倉庫的員工因工作職責導致的身體疲勞或疼痛而需要請無薪假。
Price Action: Amazon.com Inc. shares closed at $182.81 on Tuesday, down 0.68% for the day, according to data from Benzinga Pro.
根據Benzinga Pro的數據，亞馬遜股價在週二收於182.81美元，下跌0.68%。
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This story was generated using Benzinga Neuro and edited by Kaustubh Bagalkote
本報道使用Benzinga Neuro生成，並由Kaustubh Bagalkote
譯文內容由第三人軟體翻譯。