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The simple answer is no your employer can not control how you spend your time off the clock. In short, without probing into the attendant circumstances, it would be difficult to give you any real analysis. As such, I suggest you seek a consultation with an employment attorney for more particularized advice.
Under Ohio law, there is no requirement for an employer to provide a meal period or rest break to its adult employees age 18 or older. Instead, employers must adhere to the requirements of the federal Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA), which also does not require employers to offer employees a meal or rest break.
All California working stiffs get a thirty (30) minutes lunch period before the end of the fifth hour in an eight (8) hour workday. No more, no less. And rules are a bit different for federal employees, however, we stick by our 30-minute lunch.
First check your state's labor laws to see if breaks are required. If so, you can file a complaint. If the company is not in violation of any of your state's labor laws, then complaining would be useless. If there is a violation, then your company could be investigated and perhaps even fined.
While an automatic meal deduction policy does not violate the law, employees must be entitled to have an uninterrupted meal break in order for the deduction to be legal.
Your employer can require you to take your breaks at predetermined time. If refuse to do so, your employer can discipline or even terminate you. However, if your employer is only enforcing the rule against you, but not other employees, it raises potential issues of discrimination or wrongful termination.
The simple answer is no your employer can not control how you spend your time off the clock. In short, without probing into the attendant circumstances, it would be difficult to give you any real analysis. As such, I suggest you seek a consultation with an employment attorney for more particularized advice.