{"id":6182,"date":"2020-05-26T15:09:27","date_gmt":"2020-05-26T15:09:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.california-labor-law-attorney.com\/?p=6182"},"modified":"2020-05-26T17:28:05","modified_gmt":"2020-05-26T17:28:05","slug":"california-labor-law-breaks-what-you-should-know","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.california-labor-law-attorney.com\/california-labor-law-breaks-what-you-should-know\/","title":{"rendered":"CALIFORNIA LABOR LAW BREAKS: WHAT YOU SHOULD KNOW"},"content":{"rendered":"

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As an employee-friendly state, California has wide-ranging regulations aimed to protect employees and to curtail employers\u2019 excesses. One of such laws is California labor law breaks. The law provides most California employees with the legal rights to meal and lunch breaks as well as one or more mini-break periods. The reason is to enable employees re-energize and reset during their work shifts as well as to reduce safety-related incidents in many industries.<\/p>\n

In this post, we are going to consider the California labor law breaks, California’s meal and rest period requirements, your right to breaks, limitations, and what to do if your break rights are ever violated.<\/p>\n

WHAT ARE BREAK PERIODS?<\/h1>\n

Break periods are time set aside exclusively for employees. Under the California Labor Code Section 512, California employers are required to give their employees some minutes or hours of uninterrupted breaks. During these break periods, the law prohibits employers from encumbering employees with work activities. If an employee is still required to engage in work or work-related activities during any break periods, it shows that the employer has not relieved the employee from work duty for the particular break. Failure of an employer to give an employee adequate breaks can result in steep fines from the state.<\/p>\n

CALIFORNIA BREAK REQUIREMENTS (NON-EXEMPT EMPLOYEES)<\/h1>\n

Generally, non-exempt employees are entitled to the following rest breaks and meal breaks for the corresponding working hours:<\/p>\n

Fig 1.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Working hour<\/strong><\/td>\nRest break (X 10 minutes)<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
5 Or less<\/td>\n0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
5-6<\/td>\n1<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
6-10<\/td>\n2<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
10-14<\/td>\n3<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
14-18<\/td>\n4<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
18-22<\/td>\n5<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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Fig. 2<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Working hour\u00a0<\/strong><\/td>\nMeal break (X 30 minutes)<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
5 Or less<\/td>\n0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
5 – 10<\/td>\n1<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
10-15<\/td>\n2<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
15-20<\/td>\n3<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
20+<\/td>\n4<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u00a0<\/td>\n\u00a0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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REST BREAK REQUIREMENTS (NON-EXEMPT EMPLOYEES)<\/h2>\n

The California labor law breaks provision requires that non-exempt employees should take rest breaks during their work shifts, and the employers must adhere to providing the same. Below are some requirements that come with rest breaks:<\/p>\n