Lunch Break in state of Alabama

Aletha

Is there a fed and/or state law for Alabama that a lunch break is mandatory for hourly employees after 6 hours work?

SMace

I looked under wage and hour law for Alabama on a research site and did not find anything. This is not legal advice.

Shadowfax

No such fed reg. Don't know nothin' bout Bama law!

rad

According to an employment law book I very often reference, there is no law for Alabama.

Alice1

Since ALBAMA doesnt have a specific ruling on coffee/lunch breaks it follows the FLSA which says that employers not required to give ees meal or rest periods. But it does regulate when ees must be paid for these periods.

Any time between 5 and 20 minutes...is to be paid time.

So if you arent going to give them a specified break time then are likely to take several smaller periods of time off..and get paid.

It might benefit your productivity to establish at least a regulated break paid time.