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Question: How many breaks at work are required by law?
Answer: State Laws usually mandate when employers must give you "rest periods" or breaks. How much and when depends mostly on the discretion of the employer, but there are some legal protections.
There is no federal law that gives you meal or rest breaks. However, states sometimes have labor laws which mandate time off for meals (like a lunch break) or for a rest break (perhaps a mid-afternoon break). Further, labor unions oftentimes have specific contracts that explicitly mandate time for breaks. Whether or not you can get paid during breaks depends on your employer and on the same state labor laws.
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On 01/07/08
Marcie from KS said:
I believe that there should be a law that if you work 8 or more hours a day that you should be allowed a 5 min. break every two hrs.
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On 10/28/07
Dee from MO said:
I work 5hours a day w/no break. I fill in for 9 hours a day and get a 30min lunch and still no break. How can the law make a well known company treat me fair? Everyone over 160 employees get lunch breaks, as well as regular break but, because I am on a switchboard & have a headset, I need a break also. Please help me
to rectofy this with my employer.
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On 10/28/07
Angie from TX said:
My son works at Taco Bell, they refuse to give him a break even after 8-9 hours of working non-stop. Can't something be done about this?
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On 10/15/07
Stephe from MD said:
DID PRESIDENT BILL CLINTON PASS A LAW ABOUT BREAKS AT WORK?
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On 09/29/07
Jenna from FL said:
i work 8 to 12 hours sometimes and i dont get a break.. at all ever
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