10:31 CEST+02:00. Surrounded by luxury at the high-end Geneva hotels where she works, Alcina Esteves de Almeida sometimes goes hungry â her salary, while generous by American standards, is not enough to make ends meet in pricey Switzerland.
California Meal Breaks. California Labor Laws require that employers provide employees with adequate meal breaks. For most occupations, you are entitled to a meal break after 5 hours of work, provided your total days work is more than 6 hours.
Rest breaks are also mandated by Washington law. Employees must be allowed a paid 10 minute rest break for each four hours they have worked. This rest period must occur no later than three hours after the beginning of each four hour block of work time.