For a work period longer than five hours, a nonexempt employee is entitled to which meal break?

For a work period longer than five hours, a nonexempt employee is entitled to which meal break?

• A. One hour meal break
• B. Thirty-minute meal break
• C. Sixty-minute meal break
• D. No meal break

Answer: (B)

The situation tests California wage-and-hour rules for meal periods. When a nonexempt employee works more than five hours in a day, there must be a meal break of at least 30 minutes. This break is typically provided and unpaid if the employee is relieved of duties, and it must be offered no later than the end of the fifth hour of work. If the shift runs longer than ten hours, a second 30-minute meal break is required. A longer meal period (such as one hour or sixty minutes) isn’t mandated by the basic rule—the minimum is 30 minutes. “No meal break” would violate the law. Therefore, the correct answer is a 30-minute meal break.

The situation tests California wage-and-hour rules for meal periods. When a nonexempt employee works more than five hours in a day, there must be a meal break of at least 30 minutes. This break is typically provided and unpaid if the employee is relieved of duties, and it must be offered no later than the end of the fifth hour of work. If the shift runs longer than ten hours, a second 30-minute meal break is required.

A longer meal period (such as one hour or sixty minutes) isn’t mandated by the basic rule—the minimum is 30 minutes. “No meal break” would violate the law. Therefore, the correct answer is a 30-minute meal break.