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Labor Employment Law With Breaks In Maryland
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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.
Break Requirements Per Hours Worked: Employee Works:Break Required: 4 to 6 consecutive hours 15 minute break More than 6 consecutive hours 30 minute break 8 or more consecutive hours 30 minute break plus a 15 minute break for every additional 4 consecutive hours.1 more row
In most states, breaks are required by law. The employer has to, by law, enforce that employees take those breaks. If they fail to do so, it opens them up to very expensive lawsuits. I recall a decade or two back, The Gap has a massive settlement in the state of California over employees working through breaks.
If HR won't help you, go to your local labor board and report them. And if you do go to your local labor board, talk to a lawyer and let them know what's going on. Also, try and take your 30-minute breaks to show that you're following the law or at least trying to. Plus, it'll give you more evidence against your boss.
Generally speaking, yes an employer may require that their employees take breaks, even if they are not required to provide them under the law; there is nothing in the law that would prevent them from doing so.
If HR won't help you, go to your local labor board and report them. And if you do go to your local labor board, talk to a lawyer and let them know what's going on. Also, try and take your 30-minute breaks to show that you're following the law or at least trying to. Plus, it'll give you more evidence against your boss.
In Maryland, there isn't a mandated law for employers to offer breaks, including lunch breaks, to their employees, except for those under 18 years of age or employees in certain retail sectors.
Yes, in most workplaces, employers have the authority to dictate when employees take their lunch breaks. This can be part of company policy, operational needs, or scheduling. However, labor laws may require employers to provide a certain amount of break time, and the specifics can vary by location and industry.