Treating Workers with Dignity Act of 2019
Latest action · Nov 21, 2019 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Progress
Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.
- IntroducedNov 21, 2019
- Passed SenateNot reached
- Passed HouseNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Treating Workers with Dignity Act of 2019
This bill requires employers to compensate their employees for their meal, medical, and restroom breaks. Specifically, employers must compensate at prescribed rates employees who work a six-hour period for a 30-minute break to consume a meal. Additionally, employers must provide short-duration breaks to employees who have a documented medical condition and allow restroom breaks to their employees for every four-hour work period.
The requirements of this bill shall not supercede any provision in a collective bargaining agreement. The bill further provides legal or equitable relief for violations of its requirements.
Cosponsors 2
Members who signed on, in the order they did. All signed on Nov 21, 2019.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-NJ | Cory A. Booker | Original | Nov 21, 2019 |
| D-CA | Kamala D. Harris | Original | Nov 21, 2019 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Nov 21, 2019Introduced in Senate
- Nov 21, 2019Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Labor and Employment.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Nov 21, 2019Introduced in Senate
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