Can my employer make me stay on the property if clocked out?
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Can my employer make me stay on the property if clocked out?
My employer informed us that we cannot leave the property for lunch even though I’m off the clock.
Asked on July 15, 2016 under Employment Labor Law, Pennsylvania
Answers:
M.D., Member, California and New York Bar / FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney
Answered 7 years ago | Contributor
In PA only employers of seasonal farmworkers are required to provide breaks; all other employers have no obligation to provide either meal or rest breaks. To the extent that an employer voluntarily chooses to provide a meal break, they need not pay employees for such time so long as the employees are relieved of all duties during such time. Additionally, employees need not be allowed to leave the work site during a meal break, as long as the employee doesn’t have to do any work.
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