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Work Labor Law With Breaks In Wayne
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No. If you would need to refuse a break, either the break is a legal requirement or part of company policy (so refusal would be a fireable offense). In many situations, such refusal creates liability issues for the employer.
In Ontario the only legally required breaks are 30-min unpaid meal breaks. You must take one for every 5 hours worked, and cannot work more than 5 consecutive hours without one. 15-min breaks are considered a courtesy at the employer's discretion, but not required by law.
Are 15-minute breaks required by law in Indiana? Indiana break laws do not require mandatory 15-minute breaks.
Indiana On-Call Laws ing to these federal guidelines, employees must be compensated for on-call time if they are required to remain on the employer's premises or are otherwise restricted in a way that prevents them from using the time effectively for personal purposes.
Indiana's labor laws do not mandate employers provide meal or rest breaks to their employees. However, if employers choose to provide breaks, their employees are entitled to have at least three breaks during an eight-hour shift.
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.
Generally yes, an employer can require an employee to take lunch or rest breaks (although not required by law in some states) for any given amount of time.