An additional 30-minute unpaid meal break when working more than 12 hours in a day. A paid 10-minute rest period for every four hours worked.Every nonexempt employee who has worked over five hours in a day is obligated to receive a meal break. If you work over 5 hours in a day, you are entitled to a meal break of at least 30 minutes that must start before the end of the fifth hour of your shift. If you work at least 3.5 hours in a day, you are to be given one paid 10minute rest break. 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. California law requires that Employers record the meal break. This means that the employee should clock out and clock in for the full 30-minute meal break. First 10 minute rest break at 2pm, meal period 30 minutes break 4pm. Meal should be taken no later than pm and last rest break at 6pm.