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.
1 Factory employees are entitled to a one-hour break between 11 a.m. and 2 p.m. 2  Mercantile employees and all other employees covered by New Yorkâs labor laws are entitled to a 30-minute break between 11 a.m. and 2 p.m.