I 
119TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 4896 
To establish protections for warehouse workers, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
AUGUST 5, 2025 
Mr. NORCROSS (for himself, Mr. LAWLER, Ms. STEVENS, Mr. MAGAZINER, 
Mr. BOYLE of Pennsylvania, Mr. SHERMAN, Mr. GARCI´A of Illinois, Ms. 
NORTON, Mrs. DINGELL, Ms. OCASIO-CORTEZ, Mr. THANEDAR, Ms. 
JAYAPAL, and Ms. SA´NCHEZ) introduced the following bill; which was re-
ferred to the Committee on Education and Workforce, and in addition 
to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, for a period to be subse-
quently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such 
provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned 
A BILL 
To establish protections for warehouse workers, and for other 
purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Warehouse Worker 
Protection Act’’. 
SEC. 2. TABLE OF CONTENTS. 
The table of contents for this Act is as follows: 
Sec. 1. Short title. 
Sec. 2. Table of contents. 
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TITLE I—WAREHOUSE WORKER PROTECTIONS 
Sec. 101. Warehouse worker protections. 
Sec. 102. Definitions. 
Sec. 103. Enforcement by the Secretary of Labor. 
Sec. 104. Referral of complaints. 
Sec. 105. Enforcement by the FTC. 
TITLE II—NATIONAL LABOR RELATIONS ACT 
Sec. 201. Amendments to National Labor Relations Act. 
Sec. 202. National Labor Relations Board report. 
TITLE III—OSHA STANDARDS 
Sec. 301. Standard protecting covered employees from occupational risk factors 
causing musculoskeletal disorders. 
Sec. 302. Standard for protecting covered employees from delays in medical 
treatment referrals following injuries or illnesses. 
Sec. 303. Correction of serious, willful, or repeated violations pending contest 
and procedures for a stay. 
Sec. 304. Definitions. 
TITLE IV—MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS 
Sec. 401. Severability. 
Sec. 402. Preemption. 
Sec. 403. Authorization of appropriations. 
TITLE I—WAREHOUSE WORKER 
PROTECTIONS 
SEC. 101. WAREHOUSE WORKER PROTECTIONS. 
The Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 is amended 
by inserting after section 4 (29 U.S.C. 204) the following: 
‘‘SEC. 5. ESTABLISHMENT OF FAIRNESS AND TRANS-
PARENCY OFFICE. 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—There is established in the Wage 
and Hour Division of the Department of Labor the Fair-
ness and Transparency Office. 
‘‘(b) DIRECTOR
OF
THE FAIRNESS
AND TRANS-
PARENCY OFFICE.—The President shall appoint a Direc-
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tor of the Fairness and Transparency Office to head the 
Fairness and Transparency Office. 
‘‘(c) EMPLOYEES AND ADVISORY BOARDS OF THE 
OFFICE.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Director— 
‘‘(A) may select, appoint, and employ, 
without regard to the provisions of sections 
3309 through 3318 of title 5, United States 
Code, individuals directly to positions in the 
competitive service, as defined in section 2102 
of such title, to carry out the duties of the Di-
rector under this Act; and 
‘‘(B) may fix the compensation of the indi-
viduals described in subparagraph (A) without 
regard to chapter 51 and subchapter III of 
chapter 53 of title 5, United States Code, relat-
ing to classification of positions and General 
Schedule pay rates, except that the rate of pay 
for such individuals may not exceed the rate 
payable for level V of the Executive Schedule 
under section 5316 of that title. 
‘‘(2) FAIRNESS AND TRANSPARENCY ADVISORY 
BOARD.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The Director shall es-
tablish a Fairness and Transparency Advisory 
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Board to advise and consult on the exercise of 
the functions of the Director under this Act and 
under the Warehouse Worker Protection Act. 
‘‘(B) COMPOSITION.—The Fairness and 
Transparency Advisory Board established under 
subparagraph (A) shall be composed of— 
‘‘(i) as the Director determines appro-
priate, covered employers and covered em-
ployees or representatives of covered em-
ployers and covered employees; and 
‘‘(ii) at least one of each of the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(I) Worker protection experts. 
‘‘(II) Civil rights experts. 
‘‘(III) Health and safety experts. 
‘‘(IV) Workplace technology ex-
perts. 
‘‘(V) Disability law experts. 
‘‘(VI) Representatives of labor 
organizations. 
‘‘(VII) Representatives of worker 
advocacy organizations. 
‘‘(C) 
APPOINTMENTS.—The 
Director 
shall— 
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