To amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to require employers to allow employees to take meal, rest, restroom, and medical breaks, and for other purposes.
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Latest Action · June 28, 2024
Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
The Worker Rights and Support Act would amend federal labor law to require employers nationwide to provide employees with specific break periods. Employees would receive a minimum 30-minute meal break for every 6 hours worked, a 10-minute rest and restroom break for every 4 hours worked, and additional breaks up to 20 minutes as needed for medical conditions approved by a healthcare provider. Employers must pay employees for rest, restroom, and medical breaks at their regular wage rate, though unpaid meal breaks are allowed unless the employee cannot fully leave work or the premises, in which case the meal break must be paid at time-and-a-half. The bill would enforce these requirements through the existing Fair Labor Standards Act framework, allowing employees to file complaints and giving the Department of Labor authority to pursue violations and provide legal remedies. The legislation does not specify implementation funding or timelines and allows existing collective bargaining agreements and stronger state laws to supersede its provisions.
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