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. Under Fair Workweek, California hospitality employees are entitled to right to rest periods, or extended breaks in between two shifts.Workers have a right to at least a 30minute meal break or each 6 hours worked in a calendar day. Nonexempt California employees must be given a meal or lunch break for a minimum of 30 minutes for shifts longer than five hours. Rest breaks are required to be in the middle of the workday. Therefore, if you work 10 hours, your rest break should fall somewhere in the middle of your shift. Under California law, non-exempt employees are entitled to one unpaid 30-minute meal break, and two paid 10-minute rest breaks, during a typical 8-hour shift.