Employers in California have to pay workers properly. Employers must provide a second meal break of no fewer than 30 minutes for all workdays on which an employee works more than 10 hours.If you work over 5 hours in a day, you are entitled to a meal break of at least 30 minutes that must start before the end of the fifth hour of your shift. The rest period is based on the total hours worked daily and must be at the minimum rate of a net ten consecutive minutes for each four hour work period. Under California law, non-exempt employees are entitled to one unpaid 30-minute meal break, and two paid 10-minute rest breaks, during a typical 8-hour shift. Nonexempt California employees must be given a meal or lunch break for a minimum of 30 minutes for shifts longer than five hours. Every nonexempt employee who has worked over five hours in a day is obligated to receive a meal break. In California, for example, employees are generally entitled to a meal break if they work more than 5 hours in a shift. Under California Labor Law, employers must allow employees working in California to take a 30-minute meal break for every 5 hours of work. Workers have a right to at least a 30minute meal break or each 6 hours worked in a calendar day.