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<blockquote data-quote="Maui" data-source="post: 3311115" data-attributes="member: 45037">I managed in CA and this never happened. Here is the requisite information from the Division of Labor Standards:Q. What are the basic requirements for meal periods under California law?A. Under California law (<a href="https://www.dir.ca.gov/IWC/WageOrderIndustries.htm" target="_blank">IWC Orders</a> and <a href="http://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=LAB&amp;sectionNum=512." target="_blank">Labor Code Section 512</a>), employees must be provided with no less than a thirty-minute meal period when the work period is more than five hours (more than six hours for employees in the motion picture industry covered by <a href="https://www.dir.ca.gov/IWC/IWCArticle12.pdf" target="_blank">IWC Order 12-2001</a>).Unless the employee is relieved of all duty during the entire thirty-minute meal period and is free to leave the employer&#039;s premises, the meal period shall be considered &quot;on duty,&quot; counted as <a href="https://www.dir.ca.gov/dlse/Glossary.asp?Button1=H#hours%20worked" target="_blank">hours worked</a>, and paid for at the employee&#039;s <a href="https://www.dir.ca.gov/dlse/Glossary.asp?Button1=R#regular%20rate%20of%20pay" target="_blank">regular rate of pay</a>.A 30 minute uninterrupted unpaid break would absolutely satisfy these requirements. It would be problematic to pay an employee for driving in a personal vehicle to go take a break. No employer would take on that kind of liability. It is common for folks to take 30 minute lunches and leave the worksite.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Maui, post: 3311115, member: 45037"] I managed in CA and this never happened. Here is the requisite information from the Division of Labor Standards: [B]Q.[/B] [B]What are the basic requirements for meal periods under California law?[/B] [B]A.[/B] Under California law ([URL='https://www.dir.ca.gov/IWC/WageOrderIndustries.htm']IWC Orders[/URL] and [URL='http://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=LAB&sectionNum=512.']Labor Code Section 512[/URL]), employees must be provided with no less than a thirty-minute meal period when the work period is more than five hours (more than six hours for employees in the motion picture industry covered by [URL='https://www.dir.ca.gov/IWC/IWCArticle12.pdf']IWC Order 12-2001[/URL]).Unless the employee is relieved of all duty during the entire thirty-minute meal period and is free to leave the employer's premises, the meal period shall be considered "on duty," counted as [URL='https://www.dir.ca.gov/dlse/Glossary.asp?Button1=H#hours%20worked']hours worked[/URL], and paid for at the employee's [URL='https://www.dir.ca.gov/dlse/Glossary.asp?Button1=R#regular%20rate%20of%20pay']regular rate of pay[/URL]. A 30 minute uninterrupted unpaid break would absolutely satisfy these requirements. It would be problematic to pay an employee for driving in a personal vehicle to go take a break. No employer would take on that kind of liability. It is common for folks to take 30 minute lunches and leave the worksite. [/QUOTE]

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