Keeping breaks to a minimum

When it comes to offering breaks for employees you are probably already aware of the fact that the federal government actually has no say in what goes on. Basically what this means is that there is no federal law that requires you as a business owner to give your adult employees either rest periods or meal breaks during the day. But what might be surprising is the fact that only 19 states currently have laws that specifically require you to give your adult employees rest or meal breaks during an eight hour day. And only 7 states have a law that requires you to give your employees both a rest break and a meal break.

When it comes to offering breaks for employees you are probably already aware of the fact that the federal government actually has no say in what goes on. Basically what this means is that there is no federal law that requires you as a business owner to give your adult employees either rest periods or meal breaks during the day. But what might be surprising is the fact that only 19 states currently have laws that specifically require you to give your adult employees rest or meal breaks during an eight hour day. And only 7 states have a law that requires you to give your employees both a rest break and a meal break.