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The Fair Labor Standards Act does not require rest or meal periods, except as amended under the Affordable Care Act for nursing mothers, but it does set standards for when work breaks, including meal periods, rest periods, and sleeping time, must be counted as paid work time. The laws of some states do require that paid and/or unpaid rest and meal periods must be provided.

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		Type	Title	Date	State
2266	state_comparison_charts.aspx	Guidance Documents	Breaks/Meal Periods, by State		National
91345	state_comparison_charts.aspx	Guidance Documents	Breaks/Meal Periods, by State (PDF)		National
90301	faqs.aspx	Questions & Answers	Can employees waive their meal breaks in CT, NH, MA, ME, RI, or NY?	10/25/2011	National
80937	faqs.aspx	Questions & Answers	Can we automatically deduct 30 minutes from an employees timeclock punch for the day for lunch, even if they only took a 10 minute lunch b/c they had to go back to work for an emergency situation, is this legal?	10/08/2009	National
83154	faqs.aspx	Questions & Answers	If a company requires people to work through lunch for a company meeting, are they required to pay them?	08/18/2010	National

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