A little about me:

I started working at a skilled nursing facility for long term care as well as post acute care. I recently finished the company's training program which puts me in a contract for a year or else I pay $1000 for the training they provided. I've done some work as a caregiver before a few years ago at minimum wage, so I am aware of exploitative work practices in the industry.

At my current facility, I have not had a very favorable start. I did training for a couple weeks, but a couple of those trainers were bullies and a couple did all of the work. I only really had one day with someone who was actually teaching. Nonetheless, one of my common observations between those days was that people were not taking their breaks because they're "falling behind" or "not on schedule". I've been told sometimes it's best to work through breaks or to chart during them by almost everyone.

Fast forward to today, I bring this up to HR because I was told "we don't have time for a break" that day. I'm autistic, so not having a break left me light headed and unable to focus and shutting down after all the constant social interaction and fast activity. I'm also from Oregon, so all employees are allowed a 10 minute break before and after lunch, which I believe is the employer's responsibilty to make possible. I was told to combine my break and (late) lunch but the damage was already done. When I tell HR about this and give examples, the first reaction she had was to obviously blame me because I should've brought it up yesterday for the staff orientation. Secondly, I told her that I don't think that day shift have enough time to perform all of their tasks, so they dont take their breaks and she told me "No, they do," and that "Some people don't want to take their breaks." The fact she thinks anyone is gullible enough to genuinely believe that is astounding. Yes, some people don't want to take their breaks, but as soon as you ask, "why?" her line of reasoning falls apart. People don't take their break because they can't find someone to cover them while they are gone or they had something happen that made their day unmanageable and they will get in trouble if they fall behind in their rounds. Moreover, this work balance promotes quantity over quality which highlights a big problem in the medical industry today.

Is this interaction worth reporting to my state's department of labor? Should I look for a new job or is this normal in the industry? What would you do?