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<blockquote data-quote="p228" data-source="post: 694315" data-attributes="member: 27328"><p>The problem with lunch breaks is that UPS is trying to adapt it so it is legal in every state, and it would be, if everyone actually took a lunch. But sometimes, that just isn't realistic.</p><p></p><p>Despite popular belief, there is no federal law that requires employers offer a lunch break at all. <a href="http://www.dol.gov/dol/topic/workhours/breaks.htm" target="_blank">http://www.dol.gov/dol/topic/workhours/breaks.htm</a></p><p></p><p>The requirement comes in on the state level but each state has differing laws. For example, no lunch is required in PA but in DE one must take a 1/2 hour lunch after the first two hours and before the last two. It seems the one hour require comes from New York's law for factory workers.</p><p></p><p>Here is a list of the states that require a break: <a href="http://www.dol.gov/whd/state/meal.htm" target="_blank">http://www.dol.gov/whd/state/meal.htm</a></p><p></p><p>From the Dept of Labor website:</p><p>Source: <a href="http://www.dol.gov/whd/regs/compliance/whdfs22.pdf" target="_blank">http://www.dol.gov/whd/regs/compliance/whdfs22.pdf</a></p><p></p><p>By ignoring the fact that employees are working through their lunch breaks the company is actually violating federal law by failing to compensate employees for it. The company is no doubt saving a good bit of money when people skip their lunch but turning a blind eye to federal labor law violations could prove very costly in the long run.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="p228, post: 694315, member: 27328"] The problem with lunch breaks is that UPS is trying to adapt it so it is legal in every state, and it would be, if everyone actually took a lunch. But sometimes, that just isn't realistic. Despite popular belief, there is no federal law that requires employers offer a lunch break at all. [URL]http://www.dol.gov/dol/topic/workhours/breaks.htm[/URL] The requirement comes in on the state level but each state has differing laws. For example, no lunch is required in PA but in DE one must take a 1/2 hour lunch after the first two hours and before the last two. It seems the one hour require comes from New York's law for factory workers. Here is a list of the states that require a break: [URL]http://www.dol.gov/whd/state/meal.htm[/URL] From the Dept of Labor website: Source: [URL]http://www.dol.gov/whd/regs/compliance/whdfs22.pdf[/URL] By ignoring the fact that employees are working through their lunch breaks the company is actually violating federal law by failing to compensate employees for it. The company is no doubt saving a good bit of money when people skip their lunch but turning a blind eye to federal labor law violations could prove very costly in the long run. [/QUOTE]
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