H.R. 8444 · 117th Congress
To amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to require paid rest breaks for certain construction employees…
Full title
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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Never voted on. It didn't reach a floor vote before the 117th Congress ended, so it expired. A bill has to be introduced again to be considered in a new Congress.
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Chu10 signed on when it was introduced; the rest joined later. Cosponsors who withdrew aren't shown.
This bill requires employers to provide construction employees with paid rest breaks and protects employees against related retaliatory actions.
What it does: CRS summary · Introduced in House · Jul 20, 2022
This bill requires employers to provide construction employees with paid rest breaks and protects employees against related retaliatory actions.
Specifically, the bill requires that construction employees receive at least one 15-minute paid rest break for every four hours of work. An employer may not take retaliatory personnel action or otherwise discriminate against a construction employee who (1) requests or takes paid rest breaks, or (2) files a related complaint with the Department of Labor.
At the time of hiring an employee, an employer must provide notice of the right to paid rest breaks and protections against related retaliatory actions in the construction employee's primary language. Further, the employer must post this information at construction work sites in both English and Spanish.
Written by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service. All summary versions on Congress.gov
About this bill and sources
Official title: To amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to require paid rest breaks for certain construction employees, and for other purposes.
Latest action (Jul 20, 2022): Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
Policy area: Labor and Employment · Origin: House · Introduced: Jul 20, 2022
Official page on Congress.gov · Bill text (GovInfo) · Status record (XML)
No recorded floor vote found.