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What are the laws on giving an employee breaks when the employee works a ten hour day?
Asked on Aug 09th, 2012 on Business Law - Colorado
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I believe my employer is breaking the law on giving breaks. I work from 6:45am-5:00pm. I have a ten min break at 8 my lunch between 8:30 and 9:30 then my second ten at 4 sometimes not at all. I learned today that they were told they do not have to give us any breaks at all. I had my lunch at 8:30 today and no break after that, not even a bathroom break. I think this is very wrong and very demanding. Help me please! Thank you.
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Federal law does not require meal and rest breaks. As long as you are paid for all of the hours you worked, at least as far as federal law is concerned, you are not required to be provided with time off (compensated or uncompensated) during long days. Some states have more employee-friendly rules, but to my knowledge Colorado is not one of them.
Answered on Aug 09th, 2012 at 11:10 PM