Act No. 6843 (26th Legislature) — An act amending 24 V. I. C., chapter 1 for the establishment of Mandatory Meal and Rest Periods ---0---
ACT NO. 6843 BILL NO. 26-0220 TWENTY-SIXTH LEGISLATURE OF THE VIRGIN ISLANDS Regular Session 2006 An act amending 24 V. I. C., chapter 1 for the establishment of Mandatory Meal and Rest Periods ---0--- Be it enacted by the Legislature of the Virgin Islands: SECTION 1. Title 24, Virgin Islands Code, chapter 1 is amended by adding new sections 20a and 20b to read as follows: “§20a. Mandatory Rest Periods Except as otherwise provided for in a written contract or by a collective bargaining agreement: (a) An employer shall allow paid rest periods of a minimum of ten minutes within each four hours of.continuous work. (b) Employers need not provide rest periods for employees whose total daily work time is less than four hours. (c) An employer may not add the rest period to a meal period nor allow the employee to take his rest period at the beginning or end of the work period. …
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