If I work a 40hr Work week, am I not supposed to get a one hour lunch break by law?

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Probably not, no. First of all, there are no federal guidelines guaranteeing you a meal break, at all. None.As far as the US Government is concerned, your employer can legally have you work 24 hours a day with no break.

Now, as for *state* laws, well those vary by state, obviously. So the answer to your question depends on which state has jurisdiction over your employment. That being said, it's still highly unlikely you get a guaranteed full hour lunch break.

The only state I could find that has that is factory workers in New York State. Every other state that has any requirement is either 20, 30, or 45 minutes. Most states (29 of them) have no such requirement at all.

To find out what the requirement is (if any) in your state, go to the Department of Labor's chart and find your state: dol.gov/esa/programs/whd/state/meal.htm If your employer wants to give you more than the minimum required by law, that's up to them, of course.

It depends on the state where you live and company policy. In my experience, generally breaks are required by law, but not necessarily a 'lunch' break. A one hour lunch break is absolutely not a guarantee.

Most places require you to take an unpaid lunch break. This would mean you have to put in a 9 hour day in order to schedule in your one hour unpaid lunch break. Many companies only allow for a 30 minute lunch break, and again you have to work the extra 30 minutes to make up for it.

I have worked at places where we didn't have any lunch break, because we did not want to work the extra time to make up for it. Many companies to not treat their employees very well in this area. Things to really watch for involve making you work through or during your unpaid lunch break, making you stay late and not being paid.

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Nope! The department of labor says: "Federal law does not require lunch or coffee breaks. " Check it out for yourself: dol.gov/elaws/esa/flsa/screen6.asp Sources: dol.gov/dol/topic/workhours/breaks.htm .

Yes, you are. I am lawyer who has handled many of these cases for many employers. In most states, you are entitled to a meal period if you work a certain number of hours AND if you are not exempt.

If you are exempt, you are not necessarily entitled to a meal break or overtime. If you are entitled to a meal break and you do not receive it, you are entitled (in most states) to what is called a meal penalty. This means an extra hour of pay (in addition to the extra hour you worked during your lunch.

I hope this helps. If you have further questions, please feel free to ask.

No to a one hour lunch period in most cases. First, businesses operate under different sets of laws. Federal, state, & local laws apply to different businesses.

Union contracts often set time for lunch breaks. The law may require a half hour for lunch, but the Union can negotiate with management to expand that to an hour. A forty hour week is almost meaningless in terms of explaining anything, especially if you are included in some level of management.

If you are working eight hour days, you are entitled to a lunch break each day, a half hour is required in most cases, an hour may be given. Lets look at one day of work. If you are employed in a busines that is involved in interstate commerce.

You are entitled to a half hour lunch period after 5 or 6 hours of work if you are working an 8 hour shift. Its been a while & I've forgotten some of the specifics. Interstate commerce means that federal laws apply.

Smaller businesses are directed by state laws & most of these just align themselves with the feds. There are different rules for church employees & people employed in a home, either for child care or house & yard work. In most cases, laws are enacted to protect the worker.

Owners, managers, & supervisors are not usually included in the protected categories, especially breaks, lunch breaks, overtime, & some other benes. Sources: former hourly employee & Teamster .

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What if your work does not let you take your lunch hour or a break on a nine hour shift cuz they say you are too busy.

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