AZ Law for Meal Periods

Kymm

Hoping someone in AZ can help me on this... what is the law in regards to meal periods? We have a shift that the employee works 11.5 hours and gets 30 min lunch (unpaid) - should he be getting two lunch periods?

hhaynal

Take a look at the following websites:

[url]www.dol.gov/esa/programs/whd/state/rest.htm[/url]
and
[url]www.dol.gov/esa/programs/whd/state/meal.htm[/url]

Kymm

Thanks... I can't see that AZ has any "state law" regarding when a meal period(s) must be taken, so we should go by Federal Law? And from what I can find in Federal law, there is no "time frame" when meal periods must be given. Looks to me like we would be ok in only giving 1 30 minute meal period (and, of course, two breaks)- on a 11.5 hour shift.

Crout

Under Federal law you don't have to give ANY breaks.