Lunch and Rest Breaks Policy

It is the policy of the Company to provide meal and rest breaks during the course of each workday. The length of lunch periods may vary from department to department. A minimum of one half hour to maximum of one hour will be granted for each day worked. Such time is subtracted from the total number of hours worked each day, therefore, they do affect salary and overtime.

Full time employees are entitled to two fifteen-minute rest breaks each day, one in the morning and one in the afternoon.

Employees on rest breaks are not permitted to leave the Company grounds or premises during this period.

The Fair Labor Standards Act does not require:

• Vacation, holiday, severance, or sick pay.
• Meal or rest periods, holidays off, or vacations. *Minors not included.
• Premium pay for weekend or holiday work.
• Pay raises or fringe benefits.
• A discharge notice, reason for discharge, or immediate payment of final wages to terminated employees.

Drafting Considerations

The following is background commentary for whoever is drafting or reviewing this policy -- not part of the operative policy above, and not something to publish as a rule employees are bound by.

This break schedule is a Company practice, not a description of a uniform federal requirement. While the FLSA itself does not require meal or rest breaks, a number of states (for example, California, Colorado, Kentucky, Minnesota, Nevada, Oregon, and Washington) require both meal and rest breaks by law, with their own rules on timing, length, and whether the time must be paid. Confirm the requirements of every state in which the Company operates, since state law may require more than what is provided here.