Does an employee have to take a meal break?
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Does an employee have to take a meal break?
I would like to not take a 30 minute meal break and just take my two 15 minute breaks a day, and work my 8 hours without being forced to stay for 8 1/2 because i had to take a 30 minute meal break.
Asked on January 4, 2018 under Employment Labor Law, Kentucky
Answers:
M.D., Member, California and New York Bar / FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney
Answered 6 years ago | Contributor
Unless you have the right not to take this time under the terms of an employment contract or union agreement, you are an "at will' worker. This means that your company can set the conditions of the workplace much as it sees fit (absent some form of legally actionable discrimination). Accordingly, you must follow whatever you employer dictates regarding your break time.
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