Workers have a right to at least a 30minute meal break or each 6 hours worked in a calendar day. Employers must authorize and permit uninterrupted rest breaks for all nonexempt employees whose total daily work time is at least 3.5 hours.An additional 30-minute unpaid meal break when working more than 12 hours in a day. A paid 10-minute rest period for every four hours worked. 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 law in California states that someone can work up to 6 hours with no lunch break. A second 30-minute break must be provided once the employee hits a continuous 10-hour workday. Governor Newsom recently signed into law numerous bills that will affect California employers come January 1, 2024. Nonexempt California employees must be given a meal or lunch break for a minimum of 30 minutes for shifts longer than five hours.