Labor Law Section 162 sets forth the required meal periods for employees in New York State. Employers in NYS must provide certain employees with at least 24 consecutive hours of rest in any calendar week.Employee meal breaks are required to be at least 30 minutes if an employee works six hours anywhere throughout New York state. 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. An employee is entitled to one 30-minute paid or unpaid break after the first 5 hours of work for shifts that are between 5 and 10 hours long. Proper notice must be given when an employee quits or an employer terminates or temporarily lays off an employee. Labour laws in Alberta reference everything from before you've hired a worker to your extension of employment to employees quitting or being terminated. Temporary layoff rules do not apply to school workers and school bus drivers when the summer break exceeds 59 days. DISCRIMINATION. A meal break of one hour or less is not part of the 3 consecutive hours of work.