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Labor Laws In California Breaks In Clark
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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.
A: Yes, you can work six hours without a lunch break in California, provided that is your entire shift for the day. However, if your shift is longer than six hours, you must be offered a lunch break around the end of the fifth hour.
In California, you're allowed to waive your meal break if you do not plan on working more than 6 hours in a shift. If you do plan on working longer than 6 hours then you are required to take your meal break before your 5th hour of work even if you waived it beforehand.
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has neither researched nor issued standards requiring that workers be permitted lunch and rest breaks in the course of their workday.
Yes, you can bring a legal claim associated with the employer not providing you with a reasonable opportunity to take your meal or rest periods.
If you wish to report a widespread violation of labor law by your employer or a violation affecting multiple employees, please contact LETF via phone, online lead referral form or email: Call the LETF Public hotline anytime: 855 297 5322. Complete the Online Form / Spanish Form. Email us at letf@dir.ca.
If your employer failed to provide those breaks, they may be violating Nevada's labor laws. You could consider discussing this with them or filing a complaint with the Nevada Labor Commissioner if you feel your rights have been violated.