A paid 10-minute rest period for every four hours worked. If you work at least 3.5 hours in a day, you are entitled to one rest break.If you work over 6 hours, you are entitled to a second rest break. Employers must authorize and permit uninterrupted rest breaks for all nonexempt employees whose total daily work time is at least 3.5 hours. The California Labor Code requires employers to provide non-exempt employees with a 30-minute, uninterrupted, and off-duty break for every 5 hours of work. Under Labor Code 512, non-exempt employees who work more than 5 hours per day must receive a minimum meal break of 30 minutes. The law in California states that someone can work up to 6 hours with no lunch break. Under California Labor Code, employees who work more than five hours in a workday are entitled to a 30minute meal break. If a nonexempt employee works more than five hours in a workday, California employers must provide at least a 30minute meal period. One and a half times the regular rate of pay — This rate applies to all hours worked in excess of 8 hours, and up to and including 12 hours in a workday.