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Under California meal break law (which is much more generous to employees than federal labor law), if you are a non-exempt worker, you are entitled to a 30-minute uninterrupted, duty-free meal break if you work more than 5 hours in a workday.
Most California workers must receive the following breaks: An uninterrupted 30-minute unpaid meal break when working more than five hours in a day. An additional 30-minute unpaid meal break when working more than 12 hours in a day. A paid 10-minute rest period for every four hours worked.
Learn about the legal requirements and consequences of providing meal and rest breaks for nonexempt employees in California. Find out how to comply with the Brinker decision, the Augustus ruling and the wage order provisions.
Learn about the legal requirements and exceptions for meal periods in California, such as duration, frequency, payment, and on-duty status. Find answers to frequently asked questions and examples of jobs that fit different categories.
Learn about the minimum meal break requirements for non-exempt employees in California, who are entitled to a lunch break, and how to handle on-call or waived breaks. Find out how to sue your employer for violating lunch break laws and get legal help from a labor attorney.
Labor Code § 512 requires California employers to give unpaid lunch breaks to non-exempt employees. Lunch breaks must be uninterrupted. Employers cannot require employees to do any work while on their lunch breaks.
The Labor Code sets forth the following requirements for California mandatory breaks: Meal breaks. If you work more than five (5) hours in a day, you are entitled to an unpaid thirty (30) minute meal break. However, you can waive that meal break if you do not work more than six (6) hours in the day.
