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.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. Employers must authorize and permit uninterrupted rest breaks for all nonexempt employees whose total daily work time is at least 3.5 hours. Rest breaks should be taken as close as possible to the middle of an employee's work hours. You may not require an employee to work for a period of more than five hours per day without providing them with a 30-minute unpaid meal break. Under California Labor Code, employees who work more than five hours in a workday are entitled to a 30minute meal break. Under California law, an employer cannot force an employee to work offtheclock. You must compensate an employee for any hours worked. 5.