Employers in California have to pay workers properly. Workers have a right to at least a 30minute meal break or each 6 hours worked in a calendar day.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. 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. Employees may not be required to work during a break period. The law in California states that someone can work up to 6 hours with no lunch break. If an employee works a continuous five hours, then the employer must provide a 30-minute break. Nonexempt California employees must be given a meal or lunch break for a minimum of 30 minutes for shifts longer than five hours. Governor Newsom recently signed into law numerous bills that will affect California employers come January 1, 2024. California wage and hour law requires employers to provide lunch or meal breaks to employees who work a minimum number of hours.