Legal Question in Employment Law in New Jersey
Lunch breaks
If you work eight hours a day, and do not take lunch, is the employer suppose to pay you for lunch hour.
Asked on 3/16/09, 11:04 pm
1 Answer from Attorneys
Re: Lunch breaks
No.
In New Jersey, the mandatory break law only applies to minors under the age of 18 and they must be given a thirty (30) minute meal period after five (5) consecutive hours of work. Company policy dictates break and lunch periods for anyone over the age of 18.
http://lwd.dol.state.nj.us/labor/wagehour/content/wage_and_hour_compliance_faqs.html#q44
Answered on 3/17/09, 2:26 am
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