Workers have a right to at least a 30minute meal break or each 6 hours worked in a calendar day. The law doesn't give employees the right to take time off to eat lunch (or another meal) or the right to take short breaks during the workday.Neither the FLSA nor Texas law requires employers to give breaks during the workday, but if breaks are given, certain rules apply under federal law. Under Texas law, there is no requirement for an employer to provide a meal period or break to its employees. There is no federal or state labor law requiring an employer to provide a lunch break, although most do so. Find information about laws that protect workers. Learn how to claim unpaid wages or file a complaint for employment or housing discrimination. Neither federal nor state law obliges an employer to provide rest or meal breaks to their employees. Texas doesn't require rest breaks. Breaks are left to the discretion of employers.