,i  #aai? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4
 ,r4 #ijjh  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(          
,,repres5tatives  ,may #ba1 #bjbf,mrs4  
,watson ,coleman 7= h]self1 ,ms4 ,lee ( 
,p5nsylvania1 ,mrs4 ,mc,iver1 ,ms4      
,wilson ( ,florida1 ,mr4 ,takano1 ,ms4  
,tlaib1 ,ms4 ,adams1 ,mrs4 ,ramirez1 &  
,mr4 ,fro/7 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i*
 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,education 
& ,work=ce  ,a ,,bill  ,to am5d ! ,fair 
,labor ,/&>ds ,act ( #aich to require   
employ]s to all[ employees to take meal1
 re/1 re/room1 & m$ical breaks1 & = o!r 
purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may
 be cit$ z ! ,work] ,rights & ,support  
,act4  #b4 ,requir$ breaks = employees  
7a7 ,9 g5]al ,! ,fair ,labor ,/&>ds ,act
 ( #aich 7#bi ,u4,s4,c4 #bja et seq47 is
 am5d$ by ins]t+ aft] section #g 7#bi   
,u4,s4,c4 #bjg7 ! foll[+3  #h4 ,requir$ 
breaks = employees  7a7 ,meal breaks    
7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,except z provid$ 9       
p>agraph 7#c77;,a7 & subsection 7e71 an 
employ] %all provide1 = ea* #f-;h\r     
p]iod ( "w p]=m$ by an employee1 a p]iod

 ( break "t ( n less ?an #cj m9utes dur+
 su* p]iod ( "w 9 :i* ! employee may    
consume a meal4  7#b7 ,paym5t --  7,a7  
,9 g5]al ,except z provid$ 9 subp>agraph
 7,b71 an employ] %all n be requir$ to  
comp5sate an employee = a break requir$ 
"u p>agraph 7#a74  7,b7 ,paid breaks ,9 
! case 9 :i* an employee is n fully     
reliev$ ( all "w or expectation ( "w1 or
 is n free to leave ! premises or "w    
site dur+ a break provid$ "u p>agraph   
7#a71 ! employ] %all comp5sate !        
employee = ! full p]iod ( break "t "u   
p>agraph 7#a71 at a rate t is n less ?an
 "o & "o-half times ! regul> rate at :i*
 ! employee is employ$ by ! employ]4    
7#c7 ,waiv]  7,a7 ,9 g5]al ,! p]iod (   
break "t "u p>agraph 7#a7 may be waiv$  
by cons5t ( ! employee4  7,b7 ,waiv] may
 n be compell$ ,an employ] may n compel1
 or attempt to compel1 an employee to   
waive ! p]iod ( break "t provid$ "u     
p>agraph 7#a74  7b7 ,re/ & re/room      
breaks  7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,except z provid$ 
9 subsection 7e71 an employ] %all       

provide1 dur+ ea* #d-;h\r p]iod ( "w    
p]=m$ by an employee1 a p]iod ( break "t
 t is ! long] (-- 7,a7 #aj m9utes2 or   
7,b7 a reasonable p]iod ( "t to utilize 
! ne>e/ function+ & accessible re/room4 
7#b7 ,rate ( comp5sation ,an employ]    
%all comp5sate an employee = ! break "t 
describ$ 9 p>agraph 7#a7 at ! regul>    
rate at :i* ! employee is employ$ by !  
employ]4  7c7 ,m$ical breaks  7#a7 ,9   
g5]al ,except z provid$ 9 subsection    
7e71 an employ] %all provide to an      
employee p]iods ( break "t1 n to exce$  
#bj m9utes ea*1 t ! employee may        
reasonably require due to a m$ical      
condition communicat$ to ! employ] by ! 
heal? c>e provid] ei!r directly f su*   
provid] or indirectly f ! employee4     
7#b7 ,rate ( comp5sation ,an employ]    
%all comp5sate an employee = ! break "t 
describ$ 9 p>agraph 7#a7 at ! regul>    
rate at :i* ! employee is employ$ by !  
employ]4  7d7 ,"t work$ ,break "t paid  
"u ?is section %all be consid]$ z "t    
work$4  7e7 ,collective b>ga9+          

agreem5ts2 ,/ate laws ,! requirem5ts "u 
?is section %all n--  7#a7 sup]s$e any  
provision 9 a collective b>ga9+         
agreem5t2 or  7#b7 preempt any ,/ate law
 t provides great] protections to       
employees ?an ! protections provid$ to  
employees "u ?is section4  4  7b7       
,en=cem5t  7#a7 ,prohibit$ act ,section 
#ae7;a7 ( ! ,fair ,labor ,/&>ds ,act (  
#aich 7#bi ,u4,s4,c4 #bae7;a77 is       
am5d$-- 7,a7 9 p>agraph 7#a71 by /rik+  
or section #g & ins]t+ 1 section #g1 or 
section #h2  7,b7 9 p>agraph 7#f71 by   
/rik+ ! p]iod & ins]t+ 2 &2 &  7,c7 by  
add+ at ! end ! foll[+3  7#g7 to violate
 any ( ! provisions ( section #h4  4    
7#b7 ,p5alties ,section #af ( su* ,act  
7#bi ,u4,s4,c4 #baf7 is am5d$--  7,a7 9 
subsection 7b71 by ins]t+ aft] ! ?ird   
s5t5ce ! foll[+3 ,any employ] :o        
violates ! provisions ( section #h %all 
be liable = su* legal or equitable      
relief z may be appropriate to          
effectuate ! purposes ( su* section42   
7,b7 9 subsection 7c71 by add+ at ! end 

! foll[+3 ,! au?ority & requirem5ts     
describ$ 9 ?is subsection %all also     
apply ) respect to a violation ( section
 #h1 z appropriate1 & ! employ] %all be 
liable = su* legal or equitable relief z
 may be appropriate to effectuate !     
purposes ( su* section42 &  7,c7 9      
subsection 7e77#b71 by /rik+ section #f 
or #g1 relat+ to wages1 & ins]t+ section
 #f1 #g1 or #h1 relat+ to wages or break
 "t14  7#c7 ,/atute ( limitations       
,section #f ( ! ,portal-to-,portal ,act 
( #aidg 7#bi ,u4,s4,c4 #bee7 is am5d$1 9
 ! matt] prec$+ subsection 7a71 by      
ins]t+ 7& any cause ( action to en=ce   
section #h ( su* ,act7 aft] "u ! ,fair  
,labor ,/&>ds ,act ( #aich1 z am5d$4    
7c7 ,con=m+ am5dm5t ,section #aj ( !    
,fair ,labor ,/&>ds ,act ( #aich 7#bi   
,u4,s4,c4 #baj7 is repeal$4