No breaks at all in Richmond.

[JinVA]

I started a job at an icecream parlor about a week ago. The owner told me after I was hired that we do not get any breaks during our 6 hour shifts.I cannot go six hours without eating because I get headaches.He told me I could clock out for 5 or ten minutes to eat. The next day, I was yelled at by the manager (his son) for doing so,even though I asked for permission by the assistant manager first. Is being forced to clock out for 5 or 10 minutes legal? Is working for 6 hours without any break at all legal?

[cbg]

Neither Federal nor Virginia law requires that you be given any breaks at all, so yes, it is legal for you to work six hours without a break.

While Federal law does not require breaks, it says that IF breaks are offered, breaks of under twenty minutes or so must be paid breaks.