There is no federal law or Arizona state law that says employers must provide breaks and lunches. Although breaks are not required, employers must pay employees for time they spend working and for shorter breaks during the day.Break time is another issue that arises in employment law. There is no requirement in Arizona law that an employee be given break time or lunch periods. The FLSA dictates that employees must be compensated for all hours of work. This includes any authorized rest periods of 20 minutes or less. However, the State of Arizona has no law regulating meal or rest breaks. There is no meal break requirement in Arizona. Workers have a right to at least a 30minute meal break or each 6 hours worked in a calendar day. In AZ breaks are not required, but if you get a nice employer they usually allow some sort of break.