{"id":340,"date":"2018-08-14T10:57:16","date_gmt":"2018-08-14T10:57:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/simpleseogroup.co\/shegerian\/?post_type=practice_areas&#038;p=340"},"modified":"2026-09-09T14:11:59","modified_gmt":"2026-09-09T21:11:59","slug":"rest-meal-breaks","status":"publish","type":"practice_areas","link":"https:\/\/shegerianconniff.com\/dev\/practice-areas\/rest-meal-breaks\/","title":{"rendered":"Rest &#038; Meal Breaks"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3>Bona Fide Meal Break<\/h3>\n<p>It is important to note that some states do require that employers allow their employees to take short rest or meal breaks. When rest breaks are required by law, they are usually limited to about ten minutes and only given when an employee is scheduled to work a certain number of hours in his or her shift.<\/p>\n<p>California is one state that requires employers to give their workers a meal break in certain cases. In California, employees must be given at least one half-hour meal break after working for six hours straight. The laws are a little different in other states, though. Colorado allows employees to take a meal break after only five hours of work, while Delaware only gives employees a meal break after nearly eight hours of work. Because the law varies so much between states, it may be helpful to speak with a local attorney to determine what rights you have when it comes to rest and meal breaks.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-large wp-image-4106\" src=\"https:\/\/shegerianconniff.com\/dev\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/aIMG03264-scaled-1-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"427\" srcset=\"https:\/\/shegerianconniff.com\/dev\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/aIMG03264-scaled-1-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/shegerianconniff.com\/dev\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/aIMG03264-scaled-1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/shegerianconniff.com\/dev\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/aIMG03264-scaled-1-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/shegerianconniff.com\/dev\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/aIMG03264-scaled-1-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/shegerianconniff.com\/dev\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/aIMG03264-scaled-1.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/p>\n<h3>Rest and Meal Break Laws Vary<\/h3>\n<p>California is one state that requires employers to give their workers a meal break in certain cases. In California, employees must be given at least one half-hour meal break after working for six hours straight. The laws are a little different in other states, though. Colorado allows employees to take a meal break after only five hours of work, while Delaware only gives employees a meal break after nearly eight hours of work. Because the law varies so much between states, it may be helpful to speak with a local attorney to determine what rights you have when it comes to rest and meal breaks.<\/p>\n<h3>Issues With Rest and Meal Breaks<\/h3>\n<p>If you and your employer do not see eye-to-eye on rest and meal breaks, it\u2019s best to speak with an attorney to discuss the issue in greater detail. The attorneys at Shegerian Conniff have experience with complaints related to the FLSA, so they are well suited to represent you in your case against your employer. Contact us today to schedule a free legal consultation.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":4264,"template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false},"taxopractice_areas":[6],"class_list":["post-340","practice_areas","type-practice_areas","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","taxopractice_areas-employment-law"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v28.4 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>California Rest and Meal Break Attorney-Shegerian Conniff<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"If you have been unfairly treated by your employer regarding the meals and rest breaks, call Shegerian Conniff at 310-322-7500 for a free legal consultation.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"noindex, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"California Rest and Meal Break Attorney-Shegerian Conniff\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"If you have been unfairly treated by your employer regarding the meals and rest breaks, call Shegerian Conniff at 310-322-7500 for a free legal consultation.\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/shegerianconniff.com\/dev\/practice-areas\/rest-meal-breaks\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Shegerian Conniff\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2026-09-09T21:11:59+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/shegerianconniff.com\/dev\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/bigstock-Busy-And-Tired-Businesswoman-E-465774389.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"900\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"600\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"2 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\\\/\\\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/shegerianconniff.com\\\/dev\\\/practice-areas\\\/rest-meal-breaks\\\/\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/shegerianconniff.com\\\/dev\\\/practice-areas\\\/rest-meal-breaks\\\/\",\"name\":\"California Rest and Meal Break Attorney-Shegerian Conniff\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/shegerianconniff.com\\\/dev\\\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/shegerianconniff.com\\\/dev\\\/practice-areas\\\/rest-meal-breaks\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/shegerianconniff.com\\\/dev\\\/practice-areas\\\/rest-meal-breaks\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/shegerianconniff.com\\\/dev\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2023\\\/06\\\/bigstock-Busy-And-Tired-Businesswoman-E-465774389.jpg\",\"datePublished\":\"2018-08-14T10:57:16+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2026-09-09T21:11:59+00:00\",\"description\":\"If you have been unfairly treated by your employer regarding the meals and rest breaks, call Shegerian Conniff at 310-322-7500 for a free legal consultation.\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/shegerianconniff.com\\\/dev\\\/practice-areas\\\/rest-meal-breaks\\\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/shegerianconniff.com\\\/dev\\\/practice-areas\\\/rest-meal-breaks\\\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/shegerianconniff.com\\\/dev\\\/practice-areas\\\/rest-meal-breaks\\\/#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/shegerianconniff.com\\\/dev\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2023\\\/06\\\/bigstock-Busy-And-Tired-Businesswoman-E-465774389.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/shegerianconniff.com\\\/dev\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2023\\\/06\\\/bigstock-Busy-And-Tired-Businesswoman-E-465774389.jpg\",\"width\":900,\"height\":600},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/shegerianconniff.com\\\/dev\\\/practice-areas\\\/rest-meal-breaks\\\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\\\/\\\/shegerianconniff.com\\\/dev\\\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Rest &#038; 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