Employers must pay employees during a break period. An employer shall allow each employee to take at least one thirty minute meal break during every continuous eight hours of labor performed.Although breaks are not required, employers must pay employees for time they spend working and for shorter breaks during the day. Workers have a right to at least a 30minute meal break or each 6 hours worked in a calendar day. No statespecific law mandates meal breaks in Arizona. Employers may choose to provide them at their discretion. However, the State of Arizona has no law regulating meal or rest breaks. I moved to Arizona and find it super odd that they don't have any laws regarding breaks and lunches at work. You're not obligated to get a break or lunch. No, there is nothing "illegal" about your employer wanting you to stay at your post, taking away your breaks, until you meet the quota.