Requires an employer to provide employees with rest and meal periods that must be uninterrupted and may not be intermittent.

Authorizes an employer to apply to the director of the department of labor and industries for an order for a variance from the required rest and meal periods, including whether they are uninterrupted or intermittent.

Requires an employer to give notice of the application for variance to the employees or their representatives so they may submit comments to the director.