California Employment Law: Meal and Rest Periods
In California, an employer may not employ an employee for a work period of more than 5 hours per day without providing the employee with a meal period of no less than thirty (30) minutes unless the total work period per day of the employee is no more than 6 hours, the meal period may be waived by consent of both the employer and employee in writing. A second meal period of not less than thirty (30) minutes is required if an employee works more than ten hours per day, except t