Breaks & Lunch

Glacier Rose

I now have a list of state required breaks & lunches. However, I don't see whether it is required to have the breaks paid or not. Please let me know if this is a requirement.

Also, what do others do?

Parabeagle

Check with your state labor authority. In Oregon, we must pay our employees on break.

jimlegal

Without researching I know of NO Texas statute that requires you to pay for the employees lunch. We do not pay for the employee lunch. As for breaks we do pay for the employees breaks. We provided one (1), fifteen (15) minute break for each four (4) continious hours of work. We provide one (1), one (1) hour lunch break for each eight (8) continious hours of work. Hope you find this information helpful.

jimlegal

Additional information directly from the DOL website.

[url]http://www.dol.gov/dol/topic/workhours/breaks.htm[/url]

Breaks & Meal Periods

DOL Web Pages on This Topic
Laws and Regulations on This Topic

Federal law does not require lunch or coffee breaks. However, when employers do offer breaks of 5 to 20 minutes, federal law considers the breaks work time that must be paid.

Bona fide meal periods lasting 30 minutes or more, which are different from coffee or snack breaks, are not worktime and are not compensible.

Hope this helps!

Glacier Rose

Thanks for the reference!