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.
Employees use break time, which generally lasts from 5 â 20 minutes per four hours worked, to eat, visit the restroom, read, talk with friends, smoke, and handle personal business. The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) has no requirements for employer supplied breaks and lunch free time at work. However, if the employer does supply coffee breaks away from the job (generally 20 minutes or less), the employer is required to count these hours as compensated.