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Work State Law For Breaks In Florida

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Employment - Handbooks

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US-002HB

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This Handbook provides an overview of federal laws addressing employer-employee rights and obligations. Information discussed includes wages & hours, discrimination, termination of employment, pension plans and retirement benefits, workplace safety, workers' compensation, unions, the Family and Medical Leave Act, and much more in 25 pages of materials.

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Trust me, this is a very common question and many like you are surprised that there is no federal law requiring that employees be given breaks in the United States. An employer has the right to make you work 12 hours without a break or even 16 hours.

It is not legal in the US per OSHA regulations for an employer to work an employee 8 hours without a scheduled break. In fact, the OSHA rules are to be posted in every break room.

This is true even if the employee is not actively working and is simply on duty in case someone calls or an emergency comes up. Importantly, employers cannot automatically deduct meal breaks from an employee's hours worked if an employee chooses to work through the meal break.

Federal Law for Rest Periods The FLSA does not mandate any type of rest period for breaks or meals, which means an employee can be required to work an eight-hour workday without so much as a restroom break. But that's virtually unheard of among U.S. workers.

Employees working more than six hours are legally entitled to a 20-minute uninterrupted rest break during their shift. This break must be taken during the working period and not at the beginning or end of the shift.

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According to Florida's break laws, employers in Florida aren't required to offer meal or rest breaks, either paid or unpaid, to their employees. Workers have a right to at least a 30minute meal break or each 6 hours worked in a calendar day.Although breaks are not required, employers must pay employees for time they spend working and for shorter breaks during the day. Similar to meal breaks, Florida does not have a statemandated law requiring rest breaks for adult employees. Employers are required to pay workers for taking a rest for a bathroom break or drink of water. In Florida, employment law doesn't mandate meal or rest breaks for most employees. However, there's an exception for younger team members. Does your state require employers give workers lunch breaks? Find out the regulations on lunch break laws and rest periods here. Short breaks are usually 20 minutes or less, and should be counted as hours worked.

Work State Law For Breaks In Florida

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