LD 1166, Page 2 - 119th Legislature, FIRST REGULAR Session

	2.__Work breaks.__Employers shall provide flexible work breaks for
all operators as provided in this subsection.__These work breaks
must be consistent with any applicable collective bargaining
agreement except that an operator may not be required to work at a
terminal continuously for more than 2 hours without a 15-minute
break as a paid rest period.__An employer may reassign an operator
to other appropriate work away from the terminal rather than
provide a 15-minute rest period.__This alternative work must be
considered part of the working day.__This subsection does not
entitle any employee to refuse to perform other suitable and
appropriate work assigned to that employee, consistent with any
applicable collective bargaining agreement.

3.__Leave for vision examinations.__Unless specifically
declined by an operator, the employer shall grant every operator,
other than a temporary or seasonal operator, paid leave from
employment during work hours for baseline and annual vision
examination without penalty.__The employer is not required to pay
for these vision examinations except as provided in section 592.

§254.__Employees' rights

The rights and duties of employers and employees with regard
to employees' reports of violations of this subchapter to the
employer or a public body are governed by the Whistleblowers'
Protection Act.

§255.__Penalties

Any employer who violates this subchapter or any rule or order
adopted or issued by the bureau to carry out or implement this
subchapter commits a civil violation for which a forfeiture of
not more than $300 for each violation may be adjudged.__For the
purposes of this section, each day of a continuing violation
constitutes a separate violation.

§256.__Administration and enforcement

The bureau shall administer and enforce this subchapter and
shall adopt reasonable rules for the enforcement of this
subchapter.__The bureau, through its officers or agents, may
inspect any workplace where terminals are used.__Rules adopted
pursuant to this section are routine technical rules pursuant to
Title 5, chapter 275, subchapter II-A.

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