Can an employer tell you, you cannot leave the premises during times you are clocked out for lunch?
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Can an employer tell you, you cannot leave the premises during times you are clocked out for lunch?
If this is true, do you really have to clock out for lunch if you are forced to stay on the site?
Asked on February 25, 2017 under Employment Labor Law, Florida
Answers:
M.D., Member, California and New York Bar / FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney
Answered 7 years ago | Contributor
In FL, an employer is not legally required to give a meal break. However, to the extent that it chooses to do so, it does not have to pay for "bona fide" meal breaks (i.e. those lasting at least 30 mimutes or more), so long as the employee is relieved of all duties for the purpose of eating a meal. Further, an employee need not be allowed to leave the work site during a meal break, as long as they don’t have to do any work.
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