If your employer allows breaks, and they last less than 20 minutes, you must be paid for the break. Only farmworkers are entitled to breaks in Pennsylvania.The state does not require employers to provide other employees with any meal breaks. Pennsylvania does not have any state laws regarding rest and meal breaks. As a result, the state adheres to the federal Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA). Work breaks in Pennsylvania. Pennsylvania does not require that most employers give their employees breaks. Pennsylvania law does require employers to provide a 30minute meal break for minors (ages 1417) who work more than five consecutive hours. Workers have a right to at least a 30minute meal break or each 6 hours worked in a calendar day. There is no law in Pennsylvania requiring employers to offer breaks or rest periods for employees 18 years of age or older.