Are breaks required when working an 8 hour shift?
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Are breaks required when working an 8 hour shift?
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Asked on August 13, 2017 under Employment Labor Law, Alaska
Answers:
M.D., Member, California and New York Bar / FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney
Answered 6 years ago | Contributor
AK, unlike some states that require employers to provide a meal/rest breaks, there is no state specific law regarding having an employer provide such breaks. Instead, companies/businesses must follow federal law. This means that although breaks are not required, to the extent breaks of 20 minutes or less are provided, employers must pay employees for this time and ifthey provide a longer break an employer does not have to pay the employee for that time.
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