Legal Question in Employment Law in Pennsylvania

unpaid breaks

after recent seperation from my last job, I filed an unemployment claim with the state from their web site. On their site there is a section of Q&A and in it I found the question about break periods. It states that your employer is not required to give you a break if you are over the age of eighteen(which I am)If they do it must last longer than 20 minutes for it to be unpaid. Anything less then 20 minutes must be a paid break. In the 12 yrs that I worked at this job I always got a 15 minute unpaid break. Can I file some sort of claim against them and how do I go about it? thank you


Asked on 10/08/03, 10:13 pm

1 Answer from Attorneys
David L. Bargeron Unemployment Help Center

Re: Wage Violation?

You may have a claim for a violation of Pennsylvania wage and employment law. You will first need to determine the amount of unpaid break time you are owed. I then suggest hiring an attorney or contacting your local wage and hour agency.

Please feel free to contact me if you need additional information.

David L. Bargeron, Esquire

610-972-6610

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Answered on 10/12/03, 6:10 pm


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