S.B. 2093 - Summary

• Requires employers with 50 or more employees to provide a scheduled rest or meal period of at least 30 minutes for employees working more than five consecutive hours, with exceptions for continuously operating facilities with environmental permits that provide on-duty meals.

• Protects employees from retaliation for taking, requesting, or planning to take rest or meal breaks as required under the law.

• Repeals the exclusion of employees governed by the federal Fair Labor Standards Act from Hawaii's state wage and hour law protections.

• Establishes employer liability of 1.5 hours of pay for each 30-minute rest or meal period not provided to employees.

• Clarifies that collective bargaining agreements may establish longer or more frequent meal breaks than required by state law.