Laws – Unpaid Breaks
You work hard, so we want to make sure we take care of you, we also have guests to serve and we want to make sure we take care of them too. Your manager typically will set a break schedule prior to each shift change. Every state has a different break law, so please click on the state you work in to find out which law applies to you. If no state law exists, Federal law dictates that if you take a break for 20 minutes or longer, it’s unpaid.
Massachusetts- Every employee scheduled to work six (6) consecutive hours or more will be given an uninterrupted, unpaid thirty (30) minute meal period.
Illinois- Every employee scheduled to work seven and one-half (7 ½) consecutive hours or more will be given an uninterrupted, unpaid twenty (20) minute meal period
Tennessee- Every employee scheduled to work six or more consecutive hours or more will be given an uninterrupted, unpaid thirty (30) minute meal period
Arkansas, Alabama, Georgia, Louisiana, and Mississippi- These states have no break laws.