Is it legal to make me take lunch after working only an hour and a half?
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Is it legal to make me take lunch after working only an hour and a half?
M wife is told to take lunch an hour and a half after starting work. Her boss says its cause she don’t want her in the warehouse by herself so she has to take lunch with the people who started before her. When she works the weekends she is in the warehouse by herself and they don’t say anything to her. Is this legal; if not, what can she do.
Asked on June 27, 2012 under Employment Labor Law, California
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FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney / FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney
Answered 11 years ago | Contributor
Under the laws of all states in this coutnry, employees are required to take certain rest breaks and a lunch break after a period of time after working on the job. From what you have written so long as your wife is paid for all work that she does from her employer there is nothing illegal for her employer to have her take her lunch break after working an hour and a half into her shift.
The explanation for her to do so seems more like a safety issue in the warehouse. If you and your wife have additional concerns about the matter you have written, then perhaps a face to face consultation with an attorney that practices employment law may be helpful.
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