Work State Laws With Breaks In California
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No, under California law rest period time is based on the total hours worked daily, and only one ten-minute rest period need be authorized for every four hours of work or major fraction thereof.
Nonexempt California employees must be given a meal or lunch break for a minimum of 30 minutes for shifts longer than five hours. This break is unpaid, uninterrupted, and must begin before the end of your fifth hour of work. This break can be waived if your work day isn't longer than 6 hours.
California requires employers to provide employees with ten-minute rest breaks for every four hours (or major fraction) worked. Anything over two hours is a “major fraction” of a four-hour period.
Employers must get an employee's written agreement in advance for taking on duty meals. Workers must also be able to withdraw their consent to this arrangement at any time. In California, ing to labor laws, employees can waive their lunch break if their work shift is six hours or less.
California requires employers to provide employees with ten-minute rest breaks for every four hours (or major fraction) worked. Anything over two hours is a “major fraction” of a four-hour period.
Requirements for Rest Breaks in California Hours WorkedNumber of 10-Minute Rest Breaks to 6 hours 1 to 10 hours 2 10.01 to 14 hours 3 – 18 hours 41 more row
If you have worked five hours or more, your workplace is required to give you a 30-minute meal break. Your meal break should begin sometime before the last hour of your shift. It is not required for you to take this meal break. If you have worked less than 6 hours in a day, you can agree to forego your meal break.
You cannot employ someone for a work period of more than five hours without providing an unpaid, off-duty meal period of at least 30 minutes. The first meal period must be provided no later than the end of the employee's fifth hour of work.
