What is the law concerning lunch breaks for emergency 911 dispatchers ?
86174
That is every kind of Illegal...You need to talk to the Attorney Generals Office of your state. They should have enough people working to cover breaks for everyone. You nay all have to have them individually, but to not allow a break is against the law.
1009618
There is no law in Michigan requiring breaks for meals or otherwise for employees over 18. If your employer has a break policy, the worker must be compeltely free of duties during the break.
284814
In the Us it is 1 half hour break for lunch and 2-15 minute breaks. Although there are some businesses that have contracts that state you may not always get your breaks. My husband works at a hospital,and if it is too busy,then he doesn't get any breaks. But he was aware of that when he signed the contract to work there.
391851
there are no laws... but in the employer's policies there might be something about being sent home early.  Like where I work, we do not have to go unless we want to and they can not work us less than 4 hours unless we want to work less.
1065899
As long as you are working there LEGALLY, then YES THEY MUST GIVE BREAKS (every 3 or 4 hours?) Check with the Labor Board for the official amount!!   If an illegal alien is at work, he/she is not entitled to breaks and the boss can do as the boss pleases. Aliens shouldn't even be here so no, THEY have no rights.
565082
No. As long as the officer is on an emergency run and following the states laws on using emergency equipment. Some states require both lights and sirens, others require only lights. In most states the driver that fails to yeild to an emergency vehicle, whether Police, Fire or Ambulance would get a ticket, if not a trip to the local jail.
369588
Actually, breaks are covered under federal wage and hours laws. This is probably what you are looking for:\nhttp://www.dol.gov/esa/regs/compliance/whd/whdfs22.htm\n\nThe site for the Georgia Department of Labor is:\nhttp://www.dol.state.ga.us/em/employment_laws_rules.htm
278973
I don't believe Federal Labor Law requires breaks of any length, particularly for salaried employees although many companies do allow for meal/coffee breaks.  \n\nFor Illinois, you are entitled to a meal period of 20 minutes for every 7 1/2 hour shift beginning no later than 5 hours after the start of the shift.\n\nFrom IL's Department of Labor web site:\n\nOne Day of Rest in Seven Law: Provides for employees a minimum of twenty four hours of rest in each calendar week and a meal period of 20 minutes for every 7 1/2 hour shift beginning no later than 5 hours after the start of the shift. The law allows employers to secure permits from the Department to work employees the 7th day provided that the employees have voluntarily elected to work. \n\nAaddress of all IL employment laws: http://www.state.il.us/agency/idol/laws/laws.HTM\n\nhere's an article that discusses the issue in various States: http://www.entrepreneur.com/article/0,4621,305520,00.html\n"In sum, while not mandated by federal law, employers must check their state's laws for any requirements regarding breaks. Absent state law, an applicable collective bargaining agreement or some other contractual commitment, employers do not have to provide breaks to their employees--either salaried or hourly. "\n\nHere's the link to US Department of Labor page on breaks: \nhttp://www.dol.gov/dol/topic/workhours/breaks.htm
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Michigan State law is:\nEmployees under 18 years of age may not work more than 5 continuous hours without a 30 minute uninterrupted rest period.  There are no requirements for breaks, meal or rest periods for employees over 18 years of age. \n\nWhere an employer has a break, meal or rest period policy, the employee must be completely relieved of work duties and free to pursue his or her own interest to not be considered work time (Cherney v. West Michigan Cleaners 84-3823).\n\nFederal Law is:\nFederal law does not require lunch or coffee breaks. However, when employers do offer short breaks (usually lasting about 5 to 20 minutes), federal law considers the breaks work-time that must be paid. Unauthorized extensions of authorized work breaks need not be counted as hours worked when the employer has expressly and unambiguously communicated to the employee that the authorized break may only last for a specific length of time, that any extension of the break is contrary to the employer's rules, and any extension of the break will be punished.\n\nBona fide meal periods (typically lasting at least 30 minutes), serve a different purpose than coffee or snack breaks and, thus, are not work time and are not compensable. \n****************************************\nMy experience after many years of working:\n\nTypically most companies will give their non-exempt (hourly, not salaried employees) two paid 15 minute breaks during an 8 hour work day.  A lunch break is usually offered but is not paid.  So in other words if you take a 1/2 hour lunch you would be expected to work an 8.5 hour workday to make up for the 1/2 hour you took for your lunch. \n\nHope this helps!
834899
lol. no there are absoulutley no laws about teachers making students not eat in school because they kept them in at lunch time. but there's a first time for everything. maybe if you took a test or quiz that day after lunchtime you could complain you didnt do well b/c u were too hungry and its proven that brains arent active when theres not food to digest and go to court. It could go to the Supreme Court b/c its a good argument and you'd be a hero for all students across the U.S
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Few states require lunch or rest breaks, if any.  I know that for most employees over the age of 18 in even more politically liberal states like New Jersey do not require rest breaks.  Of course, many states regulate such for minors, but few for workers over the age of 18.\n\nI've included a link to a Department of Labor chart that gives requirements for each state on meal breaks.  It's a pretty short list: California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Illinois, Kentucky, Maine, Massachusetts, Minnesota, Nebraska, Nevada, New Hampshire, New York, North Dakota, Oregon, Rhode Island, Tennessee, Washington, and West Virginia.\n\nFor rest breaks, the list shrinks to California, Colorad, Kentucky, Minnesota, Nevada, Oregon, and Washington.\n\nPerhaps few regulate is because most employers voluntarily give rest breaks to employees to make work more bearable.  Perhaps few regulate because unions, often providing the strongest labor law components in states, don't really care if non-unionized labor is forced to receive breaks, but really works hard to ensure that its own members are protected through contract agreements and bargaining.  Regardless, I hope this information helps.
80450
If he is over 18, apparently they do not have to allow any breaks.  \n\nFrom Wisconsin - employment - labor law as stated on http://www.dwd.state.wi.us/er/labor_standards_bureau/breaks_and_meals.htm\n\n"Wisconsin law does not require that employers provide brief rest periods, coffee breaks or meal periods for adult employees, although the Department recommends, in Chapter DWD 274.02(2) of the Wisconsin Administrative Code, that employers do so."\n\n"Employers are encouraged, but not required, to provide breaks of at least 30 minutes in duration at times reasonably close to the usual meal period.  Such matters are to be determined directly between the employer and the employee."\n\n"Employers must pay employees for "on duty" meal periods. An "on duty" meal period is one where the worker is not provided at least 30 consecutive minutes free from work, or where the worker is not free to leave the employer’s premises. Employers may not deduct from a worker's wages for any time off of less than 30 consecutive minutes."
854243
The laws vary from state to state, and if your wife works under union contract there are probably additional rules as well.  \n\nIf you go to the link below, it brings up a page from the US Dept. of Labor, which provides links to information about labor laws state by state, including rest and meal breaks.  Your state's website probably also will give some information.  If your wife works in a union shop, her union representative can provide her with a copy of the contract under which she works.\n\nhttp://www.dol.gov/esa/programs/whd/state/state.htm
434135
You are kidding?  That is against the law to do in any state. If someone was caught doing that, they would risk losing their license. You would be in trouble too.\n\nNo such thing as a free lunch. Study and go to school like everyone else.
852683
Honestly since not all states share that informaton publicly, I doubt if there is one.  The police  or dispatcher would be fired for even looking without a reason, it is that secure.\n\nYou best way is to do it in person with a signed release on that person to your local police office.
146661
They cannot forbid an employee to talk during his or her breaks. You need assistance from the Employment Board in your city. Look in the phone book, the Blue Pages must have a phone for information. Call them and ask them about the Employment Board or whatever the name of the organization in your city/country is. Tell them about what's going on. They'll be able to help you.
1126624
Well, according to FAR part 65.47:\n\nExcept in an emergency, a certificated air traffic control tower operator must be relieved of all duties for at least 24 consecutive  hours at least once during each 7 consecutive days. Such an operator may not serve or be required to serve-\n(a) For more than 10 consecutive hours;or\n(b) For more than 10 hours during a period of 24 consecutive hours, unless he has had a rest period of at least 8 hours at or before the end of the 10 hours of duty.\n\nThere is nothing about duty cycle in the FARs that I see, but I know the standard is 15 minutes break per hour. It would be pointless to hire another person just to make up the 3 minutes.