Our employment attorneys are prepared to do everything we can to help you file a successful meal and rest break claim in Riverside, CA. No break shall occur within one (1) hour of starting time, meal break, or quitting time unless otherwise specified in a collective bargaining agreement or.Employers must authorize and permit uninterrupted rest breaks for all nonexempt employees whose total daily work time is at least 3.5 hours. Workers have a right to at least a 30minute meal break or each 6 hours worked in a calendar day. Employers must provide all employees a 10-minute rest break after the employee has worked at least 4 hours. Employee meal breaks are required to be at least 30 minutes if an employee works six hours anywhere throughout New York state. Nonexempt employees are entitled to an unpaid meal or lunch break lasting a minimum of 30 minutes for shifts exceeding five hours. One rest break should be given before the meal break and one rest break should be given after the meal break if the shift is 7 hours or more. Under California law, employers must provide rest breaks for employees who work at least three and a half hours in a day. California law requires employers to provide non-exempt employees with uninterrupted meal breaks when they work more than five hours in a shift.