,,ii  #aafth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #bicg  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,november #ba1 
#bjai,mr4 ,schatz 7for himself1 ,mr4    
,booker1 and ,ms4 ,harris7 introduced   
the following bill2 which was read twice
 and referred to the ,committee on      
,health1 ,education1 ,labor1 and        
,pensions  ,a ,,bill  ,to amend the     
,fair ,labor ,standards ,act of #aich to
 require employers to allow employees to
 take meal1 medical1 and restroom       
breaks1 and for other purposes4  #a4    
,short title ,this ,act may be cited as 
the ,treating ,workers with ,dignity    
,act of #bjai4  #b4 ,required breaks for
 employees  7a7 ,in general ,the ,fair  
,labor ,standards ,act of #aich 7#bi    
,u4,s4,c4 #bja et seq47 is amended by   
inserting after section #g 7#bi         
,u4,s4,c4 #bjg7 the following3  #h4     
,required breaks for employees  7a7     
,meal breaks  7#a7 ,in general ,except  
as provided in subsection 7d71 no       
employer shall employ any employee1 who 

in any workweek is engaged in commerce  
or in the production of goods for       
commerce1 or is employed in an          
enterprise engaged in commerce or in the
 production of goods for commerce1 for a
 period of #f hours without allowing the
 employee to take a break of not less   
than #cj minutes during such period in  
which the employee is able to consume a 
meal4  7#b7 ,payment  7,a7 ,in general  
,except as provided in subparagraph     
7,b71 an employer shall not be required 
to compensate an employee for a break   
required under paragraph 7#a74  7,b7    
,paid breaks ,in the case in which an   
employer employs an employee during the 
employee's required break under         
paragraph 7#a71 the employer shall      
compensate the employee for the         
employment during such break at a rate1 
for the full period of the required     
break1 that is not less than one and    
one-half times the regular rate at which
 the employee is employed by the        
employer4  7b7 ,medical breaks  7#a7 ,in

 general ,an employer shall compensate  
an employee1 who in any workweek is     
engaged in commerce or in the production
 of goods for commerce1 or is employed  
in an enterprise engaged in commerce or 
in the production of goods for commerce1
 for any short-duration break that the  
employee is required to take due to a   
medical condition documented by a       
medical professional4  7#b7 ,rate of    
compensation ,compensation described in 
paragraph 7#a7 shall be at the regular  
rate at which the employee is employed  
by the employer4  7c7 ,restroom breaks  
7#a7 ,in general ,no employer shall     
employ any employee1 who in any workweek
 is engaged in commerce or in the       
production of goods for commerce1 or is 
employed in an enterprise engaged in    
commerce or in the production of goods  
for commerce1 for a period of #d hours  
without allowing the employee to take a 
reasonable break during such period to  
utilize the nearest functioning and     
accessible restroom4  7#b7 ,rate of     

compensation ,an employer shall         
compensate an employee described in     
paragraph 7#a7 for a break described in 
such paragraph at the regular rate at   
which the employee is employed by the   
employer4  7d7 ,collective bargaining   
agreements2 ,state laws ,the            
requirements under this section-- 7#a7  
shall not supercede any provision in a  
collective bargaining agreement2 and    
7#b7 shall not preempt any ,state law   
that provides greater protections for   
employees than the protections under    
this section4  4  7b7 ,enforcement  7#a7
 ,prohibited act ,section #ae7;a7 of the
 ,fair ,labor ,standards ,act of #aich  
7#bi ,u4,s4,c4 #bae7;a77 is amended--   
7,a7 in paragraph 7#e71 by striking the 
period and inserting 2 and2 and  7,b7 by
 adding at the end the following3  7#f7 
to violate any provision of section #h4 
4  7#b7 ,penalties ,section #af of such 
,act 7#bi ,u4,s4,c4 #baf7 is amended--  
7,a7 in subsection 7b71 by inserting    
,any employer who violates the          

provisions of section #h shall be liable
 for such legal or equitable relief as  
may be appropriate to effectuate the    
purposes of such section4 after the     
third sentence2  7,b7 in subsection 7c71
 by adding at the end the following3    
,the authority and requirements         
described in this subsection shall also 
apply with respect to a violation of    
section #h1 as appropriate1 and the     
employer shall be liable for such legal 
or equitable relief as may be           
appropriate to effectuate the purposes  
of such section42 and  7,c7 in          
subsection 7e77#b71 by striking section 
#f or #g1 relating to wages1 and        
inserting section #f1 #g1 or #h1        
relating to wages or breaks14  7#c7     
,statute of limitations ,section #f of  
the ,portal-to-,portal ,act of #aidg    
7#bi ,u4,s4,c4 #bee7 is amended1 in the 
matter preceding subsection 7a71 by     
inserting 7and any cause of action to   
enforce section #h of such ,act7 after  
under the ,fair ,labor ,standards ,act  

of #aich1 as amended4  7c7 ,conforming  
amendment ,section #aj of the ,fair     
,labor ,standards ,act of #aich 7#bi    
,u4,s4,c4 #baj7 is repealed4