Benzinga | Dec 31, 2021 05:55AM EST

Read How California's Latest Law Could Target Amazon

* California envisaged a new law to prevent the warehousing industry from overworking employees, Bloomberg reports.

* Clearly, Amazon.com Inc (NASDAQ:AMZN) is the regulatory body's target, the report adds.

* Amazon has given machines unparalleled control over workers and allegedly used technology to impose unreasonable demands on them.

* AB 701, authored by Assemblywoman Lorena Gonzalez, prohibits monitoring systems that thwart fundamental worker rights such as rest periods, bathroom breaks, and safety.

* The legislation will help determine whether governments can regulate human-resources software that will likely play a crucial role in hiring, firing, worker pay, and how hard they work.

* Industry groups opposed the bill, arguing that it would encourage workers to file lawsuits that impose unnecessary costs on employers.

* The report cited an Amazon spokesman saying the company will update managers at its 32 California fulfillment centers on the productivity tracking process.

* Price Action: AMZN shares traded higher by 0.10% at $3,376.38 in the premarket session on the last check Friday.