N.Y. Labor Law 782 – Protection from quotas
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§ 782. Protection from quotas. An employee shall not be required to meet a quota that prevents compliance with meal or rest periods or use of bathroom facilities, including reasonable travel time to and from bathroom facilities. An employer shall not take adverse employment action against an employee for failure to meet a quota that does not allow a worker to comply with meal and rest periods or for failure to meet a quota that has not been disclosed to the employee pursuant to section seven hundred eighty-one of this article.
Terms Used In N.Y. Labor Law 782
- Employee: means an employee who is not exempt from the minimum wage and any overtime compensation provisions of this chapter and any applicable minimum wage orders and who works at a warehouse distribution center and is subject to a quota as defined in this section; provided, however, that "employee" does not include a driver or courier to or from a warehouse distribution center. See N.Y. Labor Law 780
- Employer: means a person who directly or indirectly, or through an agent or any other person, including through the services of a third-party employer, temporary services, or staffing agency, independent contractor, or any similar entity, employs or exercises control over the wages, hours, or working conditions of one hundred or more employees at a single warehouse distribution center or one thousand or more employees at one or more warehouse distribution centers in the state. See N.Y. Labor Law 780
- Quota: means a work standard which:
(a) an employee is assigned or required to perform: at a specified productivity speed; or a quantified number of tasks, or to handle or produce a quantified amount of material, within a defined time period; or under which the employee may suffer an adverse employment action if they fail to complete the performance standard. See N.Y. Labor Law 780