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Show 242 State Labor Laws for Women Combining rest period and meal period provisions, Kentucky re quires that before and after the regularly scheduled lunch period (du ration not specified) rest periods shall be granted females; and in Wyoming females employed in specified establishments who are re quired to be on theirfeet continuously must have two paid rest periods, one before and one after the lunch hour. 108. Rest Period Twelve States and Puerto Rico" have provided for specific Fest pe riods (as distinct from a meal period) 'for women workers, 6 by statute and 7 by wage order. The statutes in Alaska, and Kentucky, Nevada, Wyoming cover a variety of industries (in Alaska and Wyoming, applicable to women standing continuously) ; laws in New York and Pennsylvania apply to elevator operators not provided with seating facilities. Rest periods in one or more industries are provided by wage orders in Arizona, California, Colorado, Oregon, Puerto Rico, Utah, and Washington. Most of the provisions are for a 10-minute rest period within each half day of work. In addition, in Arkansas on a manufacturing establishments operating 24-hour schedule may, when necessary, be exempt from the meal period provision if females are granted 10 minutes for each of two paid rest periods and provision is made for them to eat at their work; and the North Dakota Manufacturing Order prohibits the employ ment of women for more than 2 hours without a rest period (duration not specified) . Nightwork J 09. 9 In 21 States and Puerto Rico nightwork for adult women is pro hibited and/or regulated in certain industries or occupations. Eleven States and Puerto Rico prohibit riightwork for adult wom en in certain conditions: occupations or industries or under specified Connecticut Kansas New Jersey Puerto Rico New York Massachusetts N ebraska (except by N orth Dakota Washington South Carolina Ohio Wisconsin permit) In North Dakota and Washington the prohibition applies only to elevator operators; in Ohio, only to taxicab drivers. In 10 other States, as well as in several of the States and Puerto Rico which prohibit nightwork in specified industries or occupations, period provision in Puerto Rico applies also 8 Rest D See footnote 4, p. 238. to men. |
