118th Congress Labor and Employment
H.R. 785: To amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to require paid rest breaks for certain construction employees, and for other purposes.
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Summary
This bill requires employers to provide construction employees with at least one, 15-minute paid rest break for every four hours of work.
At the time of hiring, employers also must notify employees about their right to paid rest breaks and display information about such breaks at applicable work sites.
Further, employers may not take retaliatory personnel actions or otherwise discriminate against employees who (1) request or take paid rest breaks, or (2) file related complaints with the Department of Labor.
Written by the Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress.
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Amendments
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Cosponsors
- Colin Allred D-TXOriginal
- Judy Chu D-CAOriginal
- Gregorio Casar D-TXOriginal
- Lloyd Doggett D-TXOriginal
- Adriano Espaillat D-NYOriginal
- Al Green D-TXOriginal
- Jesús García D-ILOriginal
- Betty McCollum D-MNOriginal
- Eleanor Norton D-DCOriginal
- Katie Porter D-CAOriginal
- Rashida Tlaib D-MIOriginal
- Marc Veasey D-TXOriginal
- Josh Gottheimer D-NJ
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History
- Introduced in the House by Sylvia Garcia.
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- Introduced in House
- Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.