What is Federal and Mississippi law concerning paid lunch hours?
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i can't answer for Mississippi law, but federal law mandates paid 15 minute breaks for every 4 hours of work.  There is no federal law regarding lunch breaks.
211242
In a normal 8 hour work shift you can take your lunch  depends on the company policy
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I don't believe Federal Labor Law requires breaks of any length, particularly for salaried employees although many companies do allow for meal/coffee breaks.  \n\nFor Illinois, you are entitled to a meal period of 20 minutes for every 7 1/2 hour shift beginning no later than 5 hours after the start of the shift.\n\nFrom IL's Department of Labor web site:\n\nOne Day of Rest in Seven Law: Provides for employees a minimum of twenty four hours of rest in each calendar week and a meal period of 20 minutes for every 7 1/2 hour shift beginning no later than 5 hours after the start of the shift. The law allows employers to secure permits from the Department to work employees the 7th day provided that the employees have voluntarily elected to work. \n\nAaddress of all IL employment laws: http://www.state.il.us/agency/idol/laws/laws.HTM\n\nhere's an article that discusses the issue in various States: http://www.entrepreneur.com/article/0,4621,305520,00.html\n"In sum, while not mandated by federal law, employers must check their state's laws for any requirements regarding breaks. Absent state law, an applicable collective bargaining agreement or some other contractual commitment, employers do not have to provide breaks to their employees--either salaried or hourly. "\n\nHere's the link to US Department of Labor page on breaks: \nhttp://www.dol.gov/dol/topic/workhours/breaks.htm
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Ah. I actually looked up this not so long ago (had a debate with one of my managers).\n\n1. If you work more then 6 hours they must provide you with at least a 30 minute lunch.\n\n2. For every 4 hours worked they must provide you with at least a 10 minute break.\n\n"In California, 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, except that if the total work period per day of the employee is no more than six hours, the meal period may be waived by mutual consent of both the employer and employee. A second meal period of not less than thirty minutes is required if an employee works more than ten hours per day, except that if the total hours worked is no more than 12 hours, the second meal period may be waived by mutual consent of the employer and employee only if the first meal period was not waived."\n\n"In California, the Industrial Welfare Commission Wage Orders require that employers must authorize and permit nonexempt employees to take a rest period that must, insofar as practicable, be taken in the middle of each work period. The rest period is based on the total hours worked daily and must be at the minimum rate of a net ten consecutive minutes for each four hour work period, or major fraction thereof."
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It depends on who you work for. Each employer has different rules. I've worked for one employer who had us work 8.5 hour shifts and we only took 30 minutes for lunch; another it was a 9 hour shift and we took 60 minutes for lunch; and currently I just work 8 hours and my employer lets me have 30 minutes for lunch as a freebie.
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That may be unique to California (their kinda weird out there compared to the rest of the country any how) Federal wage and hour laws require (in most cases) that time and one half be payed for any more than 8 hours in any one day and over 40 hours in any week. Their are no requirements for an employer to pay double time, triple time etc. unless it is a part of some kind of contract (union or other wise) so you will have to check with your state's wage and hour board.
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Nebraska has no law requiring breaks or lunch periods, except for people working in manufacturing, and they are only required to have one 30 minute lunch break. Federal law has no break requirements. Speak to your state senator to let them know you want this changed. There's a link below to find out who that is.
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I believe that if there is only one employee on the property for the entire shift, then he cannot "remove from public view" to eat and rest.  But from what I have been told, a Break MUST be taken. (or at least not paid for)  Most small businesses split that 30 into two 15 minute breaks at the 0.25 and 3/4 marks in the shift for "heavy" snacking.  If a business is that small (like ours) that one person IS the shift, the customers usually don't have a prob. with them snacking at the counter.
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MODIFIED  3/29/2006\nAssuming he's not covered by a contract.\nThere is ,in Ca., a limit to the length of the meal period  of "at least 30 minutes"(conditionally) but not over 1 hr.(currently under review). If he is not relieved of all duty it would be considered hours worked. It is considered a split shift which the employer is required to record his  "split shift intervals". (there are potentially penalties) IWC 9-2001 states in 4 (C) "When an employee works a split shift, one (1) hour's pay at the minimum wage shall be paid in addition to the minimum wage for that workday, except when the employee resides at the place of employment." \n\nThere are MANY opportunities in the truck driving field. If the company can't or won't work with him he could easily find another company. Just a thought.\n\nIn a letter dated 2002-12-11 the DLSE states that a meal period does not exceed 1 hour, so your husband is working a "split shift".\n\nBelow is the site for the Ca. IWC Order for THE\nTRANSPORTATION INDUSTRY. It gives just SOME of his rights as an employee in Ca.\nThe second link is the location of the letter.\nThe third link is thec DLSE Wage Claim Office locator.
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Each state has different laws on what is taxed when. In California, all food from restaurants is taxed, regardless of whether it is eaten there or to go. Clearly, there is some sort of difference between Coffee Bean's and fast food restaurants' statuses in your state. If you give me your state I could look into it more closely.
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In regard to your question per Indiana Department of Labor at http://www.in.gov/labor/wagehour/estandfaq.html\n\nIs my employer required to give me time off for lunch or breaks? \n\nIf you are over 18 years of age, Indiana law does not require your employer to give time off for lunch or breaks. \n\nIf you are under 18 years of age, Indiana law requires your employer to provide you either one or two rest breaks totaling 30-minutes when you are scheduled to work six or more consecutive hours.
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You may want to consider researching this info beforehand.\n\nRemember, It is up to the employer how you are paid for working on a Holiday even though there are state laws that they must abide by.\n\nCheck out this link regarding laws from your state:\nhttp://www.state.ar.us/labor/\n\nHope this info helps you.\n\nHave a wonderful Thanksgiving.\n\nGod Bless.....
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Depending on your particular concern, you will need to contact different government agencies.\n\n- Unfortunately, receiving "low pay" is not illegal in itself, unless you were paid below your state's prevailing minimum wage or not paid for the hours you worked (among others).  As others here have stated, contact your respected labor board (if applicable).\n\n- If you have safety concerns (accidents, unsafe working conditions, violations) contact OSHA - http://www.osha.gov/html/Feed_Back.html\n\n- If you have health concerns (unsanitary work environment, unsafe handling of food) contact your state's respected Department of Health authorities (as I understand, you may also contact OSHA)\n\nYou may wish to inform this board of your state of residence and examples of violations to allow others to give you more detailed information.
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Does an employer have to provide employees breaks or a meal period?\nNo, unless the employee is under the age of 16.
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You can look up labor laws for your state. Here in Texas an employer can't make you take an unpaid lunch break unless you are completely free of ANY type of work. Just do a search for labor laws and see what you find. I did this the other day for an issue my sister had with her employeer.
361080
I think the law varies from state to state, but I know in some states if you work over 4 hours you are supposed to get 1/2 hour lunch break.
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California requires one half-hour unpaid meal period after 5 hours of work, unless the total period of work will be less than 6 hours and both the worker and employer agree to not have a lunch. A second meal is required after 10 hours unless the total will be less than 12 and both agree. The meal time must be paid if the worker is not relieved of all duties or required to remain on the premesis, even if relieved of all duty.\n\nIt further requires 10 minute paid rests every 4 hours or major portion, unless the time worked is less than 3.5 hours. The rest should come near the middle of the four hour time periods. There are many exceptions to these general rules, and they can be found at the sites below.