The basic building block of a protein is called an amino acid. There are 20 amino acids in the proteins you eat and in the proteins within your body, and they link together to form large protein molecules.
What the Colorado Labor Laws Say About Meal Periods. The state basically says that employees do have a right to what the state considers to be an uninterrupted and duty-free meal period of at least 30 minutes once five consecutive hours have been worked in a shift.
The law requires six hours of work before you have to take a meal break. Therefore if you are working six hour or less shifts your employer does not have to give you a lunch break. Checdk on the postings in your employee lounge. For a regular 8-hour work day, you can usually take a meal break a minimum of three hours after your start time, up to about five hours after your start time.