KTVI Channel 2 in St. Louis brings the latest from Jefferson City and the state legislature in Bill would require meal breaks for Missouri employees…
Missouri State Rep. Kevin Windham Jr. (D-St. Louis County) recently introduced HB 2856. The bill would require all employers to offer their employees a “meal period” of at least 30 minutes per eight-hour shift.
The bill would require a period of time in the middle of a workday “for the purpose of permitting employees to eat or engage in permitted personal activities,” according to its language.
There would be some exceptions under the bill’s current version. It would not automatically apply to certain employees covered through collective bargaining agreements and in continuous operations, like public safety roles.
That language doesn’t make it clear if this bill wold cover Missouri auto plants but if it does it is life changing. A paid lunch break in the middle of the workday is a humane approach in a progressive society. Looking at the recent stock buybacks and dividend disbursements it seems like GM could afford it. Of course, the article has a few more reasons…
If signed into law, eligible employers who don’t offer the breaks would be fined anywhere from $300 to $1,200 per violation.
Could GM afford not to?
