15 min lunch break law,?

Question

15 min lunch break law,?

Answer 1

Employers are not required by federal law to give you breaks, althougha few states do have laws mandating this. You say you are "supposed to" get two 15 minute breaks and a 30 minute lunch break - is that in the employee manual or else did the employer tell you that when you started? Even if it isn't by law, it's pretty common for employers to give this. But why are you asking here? Wouldn't it make more sense to ask your supervisor if there is a particular time you should be taking breaks? For employers who do give breaks, they get to set the rules, and some just leave it to the employee and some have particular times.

Answer 2

Is this the Philippine law or it's the discretion of the company if they will give them this breaks?

Answer 3

The law is for every 4 hours worked you get

1-10min paid break

If you work over 6 hours, you get

1-30min unpaid lunch break



Since you work 8 hours, you would get:

2-10 min paid breaks (1 in the 1st 1/2 of the shift; 1 in the 2nd 1/2 of the shift)

1- 30 min unpaid lunch break.



If you know they are doing someone incorrectly, you need to report then now. Waiting until you have left the company usually voids your case (unless you leave immediately). Also, just because the company is doing this incorrectly, you may not receiving any monetary damages (i.e. you aren't earning any less currently, so they may just be required to fix their practices.)

Answer 4

don't know what you saw on-line but it was wrong.......



in New York most employees in most businesses are required to be given a 30 minute meal period if they work more then 6 hours.......

no other breaks are required by law......there are some exceptions and exemptions to the laws but not a lot of them.

http://www.labor.state.ny.us/workerprotection/laborstandards/employer/meals.shtm



there is a time limit on filing a wage claim of 3 years so that is the farthest your claim could go back. to contact the state and file your claim:

http://www.labor.state.ny.us/workerprotection/laborstandards/workprot/lsdists.shtm





EDIT:

NY does NOT require any other breaks or rest periods other then the 30 minute meal after 6 hours

http://www.labor.state.ny.us/workerprotection/laborstandards/faq.shtm#7

'sbinlb' does not know the law in NY (obviously)