Is there a labor law that if any employer gives breaks that they must give the same break to everyone, or can they chose how logn a break can be for each individual

ChihuahuaMomma

Breaks for adults and minors are different lengths. Here its two ten minutes breaks for adults with a 30-minute or hour long lunch. And fifteen minute breaks for minors with a 30-minute or hour long lunch. Are you asking about yourself or someone else? How old is the person you are asking about? And how long is the shift? If it's less than four hours (here at least) then there is only one short break, and no lunch. I think these things vary from state to state. Where does the person in question live?

Fr_Chuck

As why I asked in many cases there are no laws except for how long you can work without a break. Also if all white people are getting longer breaks than blacks, or all men getting longer breaks than women, that is another issue.

N0help4u

contrary to what you might believe: Federal law does not require lunch or coffee breaks.

However, when employers do offer short breaks (usually lasting about 5 to 20 minutes), federal law considers the breaks work-time that must be paid. Unauthorized extensions of authorized work breaks, however, need not be counted as hours worked when the employer has expressly told the employee that the authorized break may only last for a specific length of time, that any extension of the break is contrary to the employer's rules, and any extension of the break will be punished.

Meal periods (typically lasting at least 30 minutes), serve a different purpose than coffee or snack breaks and, thus, are not work time and are not compensable; i.e. you don’t have to be paid for them.


Pay and Time Off - Lunch Break Policies - Lunch Break Law


Minors do have rights to breaks.