Employers must pay employees during a break period. Although breaks are not required, employers must pay employees for time they spend working and for shorter breaks during the day.Breaks exceeding 30 minutes are generally unpaid. If the employee must remain at their post during the break, that break must be paid. Workers have a right to at least a 30minute meal break or each 6 hours worked in a calendar day. There is no requirement in Arizona law that an employee be given break time or lunch periods. However, the State of Arizona has no law regulating meal or rest breaks. However, the US Department of Labor has one guideline — employers must pay for all breaks under 20 minutes, while any breaks exceeding 30 minutes are unpaid. Requires covered employers to provide up to 12 workweeks of job-protected leave to eligible employees for certain family and medical reasons. Some issues, such as union membership and minimum wage, are.