Sec. 319. Effect on existing employment benefits and other laws
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Nothing in this subtitle shall— supersede a provision in a collective bargaining agreement; be construed to diminish the obligation of a covered entity to comply with any contract, collective bargaining agreement, or employment benefit program or plan that provides greater rights or benefits to direct care professionals than the rights established under this subtitle; or be construed to discourage or prevent a covered entity from adopting a contract, collective bargaining agreement, or employment benefit program or plan that provides greater rights or benefits to direct care professionals than the rights established under this subtitle.
Nothing in this subtitle shall— affect the obligation of a covered entity to provide a reasonable accommodation in the form of a change to the work schedule of a direct care professional required under any other law, or to otherwise comply with any other law; preempt, limit, or otherwise affect the applicability of any State or local law that provides comparable or superior benefits for direct care professionals to the requirements under this subtitle; or diminish the rights, privileges, or remedies of any direct care professional under any Federal or State law or under any collective bargaining agreement.
The rights and remedies in this subtitle may not be waived by a direct care professional through any agreement, policy, or form, or as a condition of employment.