What are the laws of the MN break policy at a job?
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No. It is not right. It has been a long time since I have looked at the laws and they might have varied a little in that time. But I do know it used to be anything over five hours you had to have a half hour. Anything over seven hours you are entitled to another half hour.\n\nI will look up and see if I can find recent laws. \nFight your boss and if they will not change then take it to the BBB or the county.
570889
WOW. That's insane.\nYou should definitely contact the State Labor Board. I had an issue with an employer recently and they were VERY helpful!\n\nWebsite: http://www.doli.state.mn.us/\nMain Office Phone (St. Paul): 1-800-DIAL-DLI\n\nIf you go to the website, click "Contact Us" and you can find the phone number for your area. The one above will probably be the one you need, but they do have numbers for specific area outside the Twin Cities.\n\nGood luck to you, I hope your girlfriend prevails. This sounds very serious and she should definitely pursue this.
898870
they can "suspend" you for any length of time if you have broken a company rule.\n\nAnd they can lay you off anytime they want for any reason, or just no reason at tall.\n\nfor employees not working somewhere long enogh to get paid holiday pay,  being off on a holiday is unpaid.\n\nSo you did not explain exactaly what is happened,\n\nBut they could tell you that if you don't work Saturday, they will just not call you in next week,
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.
596930
it depends on your company's organization chart and its greivance policy. Many companies have formal policies that you must report improper workplace behavior to your supervisor first.  Also, in some companies, HR does more of "people management" type things instead of "problem management," such as maintaining employee records, processing leave requests, etc. Your first stop should be your company's employee handbook which should outline their policies.
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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!
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There are state and federal laws protecting employees from this type of activities.  Look in your break room for the law posters.  I've gone through this as a manager with a couple employees who were doing this.  Take this to your HR person immediately.  They will do everything they can to correct this issue so you do not have to take it to a state or federal agency.  If you can't/won't help you then take it to one of those agencies and inform them that your company wouldn't correct the situation when it was brought to their attention.
1125587
No, it is not a state law. It is, however, a common company policy. Since CA is a "work at will" state, your employment may be terminated for any reason.
440561
And you are not asking them because .. why? There are different ways to do this. And different reasons to do so. Are you sure you don't just want to ask them about it?\n\nIf it's a company policy, trying to override that policy could be risky to keeping your job.
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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
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no\n\nQ: Will I lose my job if I take FMLA leave?\n\nGenerally, no. It is unlawful for any employer to interfere with or restrain or deny the exercise of any right provided under this law. Employers cannot use the taking of FMLA leave as a negative factor in employment actions, such as hiring, PROMOTIONS or disciplinary actions; nor can FMLA leave be counted under "no fault" attendance policies. Under limited circumstances, an employer may deny reinstatement to work - but not the use of FMLA leave - to certain highly-paid, salaried ("key") employees.\n\nThe second site below provides information on how to file a complaint and\ndetails on potential remedies.
361080
I think the law varies from state to state, but I know in some states if you work over 4 hours you are supposed to get 1/2 hour lunch break.
61636
If they go out of business they can lock them out. There was a company close to where I live that did that a couple years ago. They went out of business over night and locked everyone out. They were all out of job.
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i work at a sprint pcs kiosk. if there aint no manager around leave. if there is pretend to work til they leave then you leave. they dont know and you get paid.
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.
395251
There isnt a state that I know of that allows eight hour days without breaks.  Believe it or not, it is clearly within your complete rights to ask your employer if you are getting your legal amount of breaks.\n\nEven if its a job that it would be difficult for them to run without you, if you are still entitled by law, so be it.
40620
No one can give you the right answer, based on the limited information in your question.\n\nIt is different in each state. do a search for employment laws in your state to get the correct answer.