Employment Law For Breaks In Washington
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2. Requirements for Rest Breaks During Work Hours Hours WorkedMinimum Break Entitlement Less than 6 hours No break required 6 hours or more 20-minute uninterrupted break 4.5 hours (Young Workers) 30-minute uninterrupted break
Comments Section Yes, an employer can require you to take a lunch break. Many believe employees are more productive when they get a break to unwind in the middle of the day. If you refuse to take a break and work through lunch, you can be legally terminated.
What are Washington Rest Break Laws? Except minors and agricultural workers, all employees in Washington must be provided rest breaks that last at least ten minutes for every four hours of consecutive work. These rest breaks should ideally be scheduled in middle of the employee's four consecutive hours of work.
How many breaks in a 12-hour shift in Washington? An employee should receive three 10-minute rest breaks and one 30-minute lunch break during a 12-hour shift. If the shift is 3 hours longer than the employee's normal workday, an additional 30-minute meal break should be provided.
Beginning June 6, 2024, a new Washington law prohibits employers from requiring employees to attend meetings which have the primary purpose of communicating the employer's opinion on “religious” or “political” matters.
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.
Meal Break: Reasonable unpaid break period (typically 20-30 minutes long) after the third and before the fifth hour of work for employees who work 5+ consecutive hours. Rest Break: 10 minutes after every 4 hours of work.
Shifts up to 6 hours: Typically, there is no statutory break entitlement for shifts of 6 hours or less. Shifts over 6 hours: Workers are entitled to a 20-minute rest break. This break should be uninterrupted and taken in one block, preferably in the middle of the shift.
If you work for more than 4 hours and 30 minutes in a day, you're entitled to a rest break of at least 30 minutes - for example a tea or lunch break.
