Employers in NYS must provide certain employees with at least 24 consecutive hours of rest in any calendar week. Employee meal breaks are required to be at least 30 minutes if an employee works six hours anywhere throughout New York state.Factory Workers are entitled to a 60-minute lunch break between a.m. The Department of Consumer and Worker Protection (DCWP) created this overview of important City, State, and federal laws so you know your rights at work. Rest breaks are not required, but all breaks 20 minutes or less must be compensated as hours worked. Industry-Specific Scheduling Requirements. New York factory workers are eligible for a 60-minute meal break if they're working the first, morning shift. In particular, factory workers are allowed a one hour break between 11 a.m. Workers in factories are entitled to a 60-minute lunch break and non-factory workers are entitled to a 30-minute break for lunch. Workers in New York State have rights and protections related to: Wages, Hours of work and overtime, Leave, Safety and health, Discrimination.