If you have worked less than 6 hours in a day, you can agree to forego your meal break. You can also agree to take your meal break while on duty.Employers must authorize and permit uninterrupted rest breaks for all nonexempt employees whose total daily work time is at least 3.5 hours. Workers should be paid fairly. Nonexempt employees are entitled to an unpaid meal or lunch break lasting a minimum of 30 minutes for shifts exceeding five hours. CSB operates in accordance with all applicable state and federal laws governing human service agencies. Workers have a right to at least a 30minute meal break or each 6 hours worked in a calendar day. All applicable rules and regulations in the performance of their work. 1 shall be included in the West Contra Costa. One of 58 counties in California, Contra Costa County has the 11th largest public-school student population in the state (approximately 169,394 students).