There is no law requiring an employer to provide breaks, including lunch breaks. Minors under 18 must receive a 30 minute break for every 5 hours of work.Maryland wage law requires that you be paid for all time worked. When employers do offer short breaks, usually lasting between five to 20 minutes, the breaks must be considered work time and employees are paid for the time. Employees working more than six consecutive hours per day are entitled to an uninterrupted break of 20 minutes. Maryland law does not require adult employees to have meal breaks. Workers have a right to at least a 30minute meal break or each 6 hours worked in a calendar day. The break between shifts cannot be a meal or rest period and must be to the benefit of the employer. For shifts 10 hours or longer, an employee is entitled to two 30-minute breaks. An employee is not entitled to any breaks if their shift is 5 hours or less.