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ncarr
01-31-2006, 10:10 PM
If an employer is not required to give you a lunch break, is it legal for them to schedule you for 9hrs and require you to take a 1hr lunch?

Pattymd
02-01-2006, 05:14 AM
Yes, the hours are controlled by the employer. If they want you to take a lunch break, and at a certain time, you do, irrespective of the fact that the law does not require it in your state.

eluff
02-06-2006, 03:31 AM
Yes, the hours are controlled by the employer. If they want you to take a lunch break, and at a certain time, you do, irrespective of the fact that the law does not require it in your state.

Where can I get some documentation stating that GA has no "lunch break or break" requirements? :confused:

Marketeer
02-06-2006, 03:36 AM
It's hard to get documentation of something that doesn't exist. This page from the U.S. Department of Labor shows which states have laws on lunch/meal breaks. GA is not one of them.

http://www.dol.gov/esa/programs/whd/state/meal.htm

angel_bug
03-27-2006, 08:24 AM
my husband works 3rd shiftfrom 6 pm to 6 is it legal tobreak up his lunch scheldulehis lunch break is as follows

740-750
940-950
11oo-1120
200-210
400-410
they also say he cannot read because his lunch nreaks are paid please let me know if this is legal in the state of georgia

Pattymd
03-27-2006, 09:32 AM
If his meal periods are paid, then the employer has the right to tell him what he can or cannot do during that period. Again, Georgia has no laws addressing rest breaks or meal periods. So the employer can schedule them at any time during the shift.

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