HB4602 Summary

• Excludes on-call time from calculation of required rest days, so employees on call are not credited toward the 24 consecutive hours of rest required in every 7-day period.

• Changes meal period requirements to apply when employees are "scheduled or expected" to work 7.5 continuous hours, rather than only when they "are to work" those hours.

• Requires employers to post work schedules both in a conspicuous physical location and provide them electronically to employees.

• Adds new Section 5.5 prohibiting retaliation against employees who exercise rights under the Act, file complaints, participate in proceedings, or testify in investigations.

• Changes the Director of Labor's authority from "shall grant" to "may grant" permits for weekend work, and establishes new rules for long-term permits (up to 12 months) and single-instance permits based on business necessity.