In my state there is no legal requirement for any break whatsoever for adults -_-
If they are offered however, 20 minutes or less are required to be paid, and no matter the amount of time, if you are expected to do anything (answer phones, emails, monitor equipment, etc) then that break must be paid. But when and how long you take a break, if at all, is completely up to the company :(
So if this were in my state, whether this would be allowed or not would be entirely dependent on what company policy on breaks is, and I’m sure they would’ve written that to benefit themselves
I thought for sure you were wrong and that Federal law mandated breaks and lunch. But fucking hell, nope. I’m glad don’t live in a red state. We have breaks and lunch required by law, and at least a decent minimum wage.4 hours=paid break. 6 hours = paid break and unpaid lunch. 8 hours has 2 paid breaks and lunch. There’s some exceptions, like farm work. And if you can’t leave your job and have to take a working lunch. But then they have to pay you for it.
30 minute unpaid (no work legally allowed to be done. if you are still expected to, say, answer calls, then you’d have to be paid for that time) lunch breaks are pretty standard here (I’m in Cincinnati, might be different in other parts of the state)
but there’s absolutely nothing preventing the company from saying “nah you don’t get a break today” unless they restrain THEMSELVES in THEIR policy that THEY write
(Except minors, they are legally required to have a 30 minute break if they work 5 hours or more)
In my state there is no legal requirement for any break whatsoever for adults -_-
If they are offered however, 20 minutes or less are required to be paid, and no matter the amount of time, if you are expected to do anything (answer phones, emails, monitor equipment, etc) then that break must be paid. But when and how long you take a break, if at all, is completely up to the company :(
So if this were in my state, whether this would be allowed or not would be entirely dependent on what company policy on breaks is, and I’m sure they would’ve written that to benefit themselves
(Ohio)
I thought for sure you were wrong and that Federal law mandated breaks and lunch. But fucking hell, nope. I’m glad don’t live in a red state. We have breaks and lunch required by law, and at least a decent minimum wage.4 hours=paid break. 6 hours = paid break and unpaid lunch. 8 hours has 2 paid breaks and lunch. There’s some exceptions, like farm work. And if you can’t leave your job and have to take a working lunch. But then they have to pay you for it.
About 20 states require breaks, that’s all.
30 minute unpaid (no work legally allowed to be done. if you are still expected to, say, answer calls, then you’d have to be paid for that time) lunch breaks are pretty standard here (I’m in Cincinnati, might be different in other parts of the state)
but there’s absolutely nothing preventing the company from saying “nah you don’t get a break today” unless they restrain THEMSELVES in THEIR policy that THEY write
(Except minors, they are legally required to have a 30 minute break if they work 5 hours or more)
Breaks might not be required, but you still aren’t allowed to take a break from paying an employee while still making them work.