![]() According to a study by OfficeTeam, 29% of employees work during lunch breaks. It’s hard to determine whether employees take their breaks, especially when employees are off-site. To break it down, here’s what rest and meal breaks should look like: Ensuring Employees are Taking Their Breaks This meal period must not be less than 30 minutes and no more than one hour. If an employee is in the motion picture industry, they may work no more than 6 hours without a meal period. The employee can waive this second meal period with written consent between the employee and employer. Once the employee works more than 12 hours in a shift, they get double time pay. If the employee works even 1 minute over, the waived lunch is not valid.Ī second meal period (30 minutes or more) is required if an employee works more than ten hours per day, except if the total hours worked is more than 12 hours. A lunch waiver only applies if the employee works less than 6 hours. That’s right! This means that you can work through your lunch break, but only with this rule. If an employee works 6 hours or less, the 30-minute meal period can be waived by mutual consent between the employee and employer. According to the State of California Department of Industrial Relations, “an employer may not employ an employee for a work period of more than five hours per day without providing the employee with a meal period of not less than thirty minutes.” This means that an employee must take a 30 minute break before the end of the 5th hour. Meal Period BreakdownĮmployees must receive a meal period if they work over 5 hours along with a 10-minute rest break beak for every 4 hours of work. This even applies if the employee is relieved of all work duties during the meal period. If an employer requires employees to stay at the facility or work site during a meal period, the meal period must be paid. Of course, this is permitted only with a written agreement between the employee and employer. Under this situation, the employer must pay for the meal period. This happens only if an employee is in a position where it is difficult to find a break time. This extra hour of pay does not count toward overtime calculations.Īn employer can let employees work “on duty” during meal period only under certain circumstances. Additionally, if any employer fails to provide a break period that complies with the IWC Order, they must compensate the employee. ![]() Employers must compensate any employee at their regular rate of pay if they are “on duty” during a break. If an employee works during their 30-minute meal period, the meal period is considered “on duty”. What is a “meal period”?Ī meal period is considered a true meal period if the employee is relieved of all work duties. If employers don’t comply with laws, they may receive penalties and might have to pay employees back in the future. This will help ensure that employees are following meal break laws correctly. With multiple laws in place, it’s incredibly important that employers speak with their local labor boards. In addition to Labor Code Section 512, California cities also have their own regulations. Employees used to take meal breaks after 6 hours, but that has since changed to 5 hours after Labor Code Section 512 passed. ![]() California meal period laws can be confusing to many, especially when they are changing every year. ![]()
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