HR and Employment Law Topics
Rest Periods
National Summary
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.
Summary for [Your State]
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| 101843 | news.aspx | Rest Periods | News |
Out to Lunch? Maybe Not, in Massachusetts . . .
| 05/31/2017 | National |
| 90301 | faqs.aspx | Rest Periods | Questions & Answers |
Can employees waive their meal breaks in CT, NH, MA, ME, RI, or NY?
| 10/25/2011 | National |
| 83154 | faqs.aspx | Rest Periods | 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 |
| 80937 | faqs.aspx | Rest Periods | 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 |
| 91345 | state_comparison_charts.aspx | Rest Periods | Guidance |
Breaks/Meal Periods, by State (PDF)
| | National |
| 11072 | analysis.aspx | Rest Periods | Analysis |
Rest Periods
| | National |
