HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
H.B. NO.
555
THIRTY-THIRD LEGISLATURE, 2025
H.D. 1
STATE OF HAWAII
A BILL FOR AN ACT
RELATING TO EMPLOYMENT PRACTICES.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF HAWAII:
SECTION 1. Chapter 378, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is amended by adding a new section to be appropriately designated and to read as follows:
"[Underlined: §378- ] [Underlined: Paid rest periods.] [Underlined: (a) Employers shall authorize and permit each employee a paid rest period of no less than ten consecutive minutes for every four hours worked. Insofar as practicable, the rest period shall be in the middle of each work period. Rest periods under this subsection shall be counted as time worked, for which there shall be no deduction from wages.]
[Underlined: (b) Any employer that fails to authorize or permit a rest period required under subsection (a) shall:]
[Underlined: (1)] [Underlined: Pay the employee for one hour of pay at the employee's regular rate of compensation for each workday that the rest period is not provided; and]
[Underlined: (2)] [Underlined: Be subject to a fine of $ for each violation of this section. Each violation shall be deemed a separate offense. The fine shall be imposed by the department of labor and industrial relations.]
[Underlined: (c) This section shall not apply to employees subject to a collective bargaining agreement under chapter 89 or their excluded counterparts.]
[Underlined: (d) This section shall not be construed to prohibit any employer from providing rest periods that are longer than ten consecutive minutes or that occur more frequently than every four hours worked.]"
SECTION 2. This Act does not affect rights and duties that matured, penalties that were incurred, and proceedings that were begun before its effective date.
SECTION 3. New statutory material is underscored.
SECTION 4. This Act shall take effect on July 1, 3000.
Report Title:
Employment Practices; Paid Rest Periods
Description:
Requires employers to authorize and permit employees a 10-minute paid rest period for every four hours worked. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD1)
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