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.

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.R. 9008 Introduced in House (IH)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 9008 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. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES May 21, 2026 Mrs. Watson Coleman (for herself, Ms. Lee of Pennsylvania, Mrs. McIver, Ms. Wilson of Florida, Mr. Takano, Ms. Tlaib, Ms. Adams, Mrs. Ramirez, and Mr. Frost) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Education and Workforce _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL 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. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Worker Rights and Support Act''. SEC. 2. REQUIRED BREAKS FOR EMPLOYEES. (a) In General.--The Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 (29 U.S.C. 201 et seq.) is amended by inserting after section 7 (29 U.S.C. 207) the following: ``SEC. 8. REQUIRED BREAKS FOR EMPLOYEES. ``(a) Meal Breaks.-- ``(1) In general.--Except as provided in paragraph (3)(A) and subsection (e), an employer shall provide, for each 6-hour period of work performed by an employee, a period of break time of not less than 30 minutes during such period of work in which the employee may consume a meal. ``(2) Payment.---- ``(A) In general.--Except as provided in subparagraph (B), an employer shall not be required to compensate an employee for a break required under paragraph (1). ``(B) Paid breaks.--In the case in which an employee is not fully relieved of all work or expectation of work, or is not free to leave the premises or work si