Legal Question in Employment Law in Alabama

Breaks amd meal at work

What is required buy a company as far as breaks and meals. I was told that the laws are different for gas station. Is this true? and could tou please tell me these laws.thank you.


Asked on 4/13/09, 5:11 pm

1 Answer from Attorneys
Gerald Miller Redden, Mills & Clark

Re: Breaks amd meal at work

Federal law(the Fair Labor Standards Act) does not require breaks or a meal period, either paid or unpaid. The Act does require that you be paid for all time worked. So, if you work through a break or a meal period, you must be paid for that time. Retail gas stations are not exempt from these requirements. If you would like to discuss this further, feel free to e-mail me or call me.

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Answered on 4/13/09, 6:12 pm


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