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Federal law does not require lunch or coffee breaks.
Meal Break Obligations In California. 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.
No Michigan law requires employers to offer meal and/or rest breaks to employees over the age of 18. If an employer chooses to provide breaks to employees, they must align with the federal requirements: Breaks may be unpaid if they last 30+ minutes and relieve the employee of all duties.
Employers in New York State must provide all employees time off for meals, after working a certain number of hours. In general, employers must provide at least 30 minutes of unpaid time off if an employee works more than 6 hours. The Meal Period Guidelines outline the requirements.
Instead, employers must adhere to the requirements of the federal Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA), which also does not mandate a meal or rest break. Thus, in New Jersey, an adult employee does not have a legal right to meal periods or breaks.
Michigan follows the at-will doctrine, which means employers have the right to terminate employees for any reason, as long as the decision is not discriminatory or retaliatory.
Alberta Break Rules Based on Shift Lengths 5-hour shift: One 30-minute break (can be split into two 15-minute breaks if agreed upon by the employer and employee). 8-hour shift: One 30-minute break; no additional break is required until five more hours of work are completed.
In Alberta, the obligation to provide common law severance arises when an employer terminates an employee without cause, and the employee's entitlement to notice is not fixed by their contract or limited to the statutory minimums set by the Employment Standards Code.
Michigan does not have a state law that mandates meal breaks for employees age 18 and older. This means that employers are not legally required to provide a meal break. However, while Michigan law does not mandate breaks for adult employees, regular breaks are beneficial for both employees and employers.
Employees who do not work the same days every week Regular days are determined by looking at whether an employee worked at least 5 times on that day in the previous 9 weeks. This rule is sometimes called 'The 5 of 9 rule'.