1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Treating Workers with Dignity Act of 2019 . 2. Required breaks for employees (a) In general The Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 ( 29 U.S.C. 201 et seq.) is amended by inserting after section 7 ( 29 U.S.C. 207 ) the following: 8. Required breaks for employees (a) Meal breaks (1) In general Except as provided in subsection (d), no employer shall employ any employee, who in any workweek is engaged in commerce or in the production of goods for commerce, or is employed in an enterprise engaged in commerce or in the production of goods for commerce, for a period of 6 hours without allowing the employee to take a break of not less than 30 minutes during such period in which the employee is able to consume a meal. (2) Payment (A) In general Except as provided in subparagraph (B), an employer shall not be required to compensate an employee for a break required under paragraph (1). (B) Paid breaks In the case in which an employer employs an employee during the employee's required break under paragraph (1), the employer shall compensate the employee for the employment during such break at a rate, for the full period of the required break, that is not less than one and one-half times the regular rate at which the employee is employed by the employer. (b) Medical breaks (1) In general An employer shall compensate an employee, who in any workweek is engaged in commerce or in the production of goods for commerce, or is employed in an enterprise engaged in commerce or in the production of goods for commerce, for any short-duration break that the employee is required to take due to a medical condition documented by a medical professional. (2) Rate of compensation Compensation described in paragraph (1) shall be at the regular rate at which the employee is employed by the employer. (c) Restroom breaks (1) In general No employer shall employ any employee, who in any workweek is engaged in commerce or in the production of goods for commerce, or is employed in an enterprise engaged in