Employers in NYS must provide certain employees with at least 24 consecutive hours of rest in any calendar week. Non-Factory Workers are entitled to a 30-minute lunch break between a.m. and.By law, employees are entitled to meal and rest breaks. Rest breaks are not required, but all breaks 20 minutes or less must be compensated as hours worked. Industry-Specific Scheduling Requirements. Employee meal breaks are required to be at least 30 minutes if an employee works six hours anywhere throughout New York state. New York law does not require employers to give employees a rest break. Employees are entitled to a 45-minute break for shifts more than 6 consecutive hours that begin between 1 p.m. For non-exempt (hourly) employees, only time worked over 40 hours in a workweek will be compensated at the overtime rate. Breaks. A child must be 13 or older to get a part-time job.