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.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. You cannot employ someone for a work period of more than five hours without providing an unpaid, off-duty meal period of at least 30 minutes. Nonexempt California employees must be given a meal or lunch break for a minimum of 30 minutes for shifts longer than five hours. California laws require employers to allow you a ten minutes break for each hour you are at work. Workers have a right to at least a 30minute meal break or each 6 hours worked in a calendar day. The first step in the wage complaint process is to fill out a Form 1 labor board complaint. You will typically need to also fill out a Form 55 attachment. Strengthening America's workforce.