HI HB555

Requires employers to authorize and permit employees a paid rest period of at least 10 consecutive minutes for every 4 hours worked, scheduled in the middle of each work period when practicable.

Rest periods are counted as time worked with no deduction from employee wages.

Employers who fail to provide required rest periods must pay employees one hour of pay at their regular rate of compensation for each workday the rest period is not provided.

Employers who violate this requirement are subject to fines imposed by the Department of Labor and Industrial Relations, with each violation deemed a separate offense.

Exempts employees covered by collective bargaining agreements under Hawaii Revised Statutes Chapter 89 and does not prohibit employers from providing longer or more frequent rest periods.