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Labor Laws In California Breaks In Sacramento
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California also has exemptions for various industries concerning meal and rest break requirements. These industries include healthcare, construction, commercial drivers, union employees, public agencies, the motion picture industry, publically-owned electric utilities, and security officers.
Employers cannot require employees to request rest breaks; instead, they must facilitate these breaks and ensure they occur. This is because rest breaks are considered a legal right under California law, not a matter of personal discretion.
California Meal Break Law Requirements If you work over 5 hours in a day, you are entitled to a meal break of at least 30 minutes that must start before the end of the fifth hour of your shift. BUT, you can agree with your boss to waive this meal period provided you do not work more than 6 hours in the workday.
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 who make it difficult or impossible for their workers to take these legally-protected breaks owe their workers compensation for forcing them to miss their breaks. Should they fail to provide this compensation, these employers could face a lawsuit based on California law.
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.
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.