Employers in NYS must provide certain employees with at least 24 consecutive hours of rest in any calendar week. Employee meal breaks are required to be at least 30 minutes if an employee works six hours anywhere throughout New York state.Non-Factory Workers are entitled to a 30-minute lunch break between a.m. and. Technically, you can't waive the lunch break as it's part of employment law in NY. You are required to have a 30 minute break for every 5.5 hours of work. Employees are entitled to a 45-minute break for shifts more than 6 consecutive hours that begin between 1 p.m. Federal law does not require lunch or coffee breaks. The Department of Consumer and Worker Protection (DCWP) created this overview of important City, State, and federal laws so you know your rights at work. Workers have a right to at least a 30minute meal break or each 6 hours worked in a calendar day. Hour lunch break is required after the first two hours and before the last two hours of any shift lasting seven and a half hours or more. Hour lunch break is required after the first two hours and before the last two hours of any shift lasting seven and a half hours or more.