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.For more information on California minimum wage. Employers do not have to provide other "breaks", such as for "rest periods" or "coffee breaks. Employees working over six hours in a shift in New York are entitled to a 30minute uninterrupted meal break. The rest period is based on the total hours worked daily and must be at the minimum rate of a net ten consecutive minutes for each four hour work period. Employers in NYS must provide certain employees with at least 24 consecutive hours of rest in any calendar week. New York law does not require employers to give employees a rest break. However, any rest breaks that are provided to employees must be compensated and counted as working time. Timing of meal breaks: Employees who work more than 5 hours in a workday must be provided with a 30minute unpaid meal break.