California |
Paid 10-minute rest period for
each 4 hours worked or major fraction thereof; as practicable, in
middle of each work period. Not required for employees whose total
daily work time is less than 3 and ½ hours. |
Administratively issued Industrial
Welfare Commission Orders. |
Uniform application to industries
under 15 Orders, including agriculture and household employment.
Excludes professional actors, sheepherders under Agricultural Occupations
Order, and personal attendants under Household Occupations Order.
|
Additional interim rest periods
required in motion picture industry during actual rehearsal or shooting
for swimmers, dancers, skaters or other performers engaged in strenuous
physical activity.
Under all Orders, except for private household employment, Division
of Labor Standards Enforcement may grant exemption upon employer
application on the basis of undue hardship, if exemption would not
materially affect welfare or comfort of employees. |
Colorado |
Paid 10-minute rest period for
each 4-hour work period or major fraction thereof; as practicable,
in middle of each work period. |
Administratively issued Wage Order
for 7 industries. |
Applicable to retail trade, food
and beverage, public housekeeping, medical profession, beauty service,
laundry and dry cleaning and janitorial service industries. Excludes
certain occupations, such as teacher, nurse, and other medical professionals.
|
|
Kentucky |
Paid 10-minute rest period for
each 4-hour work period |
Statute |
Excludes employees under the Federal
Railway Labor Act. |
Rest period must be in addition
to regularly scheduled meal period. |
Minnesota |
Paid adequate rest period within
each 4 consecutive hours of work, to utilize nearest convenient
restroom. |
Statute |
Excludes certain agricultural
and seasonal employees. |
Different rest breaks permitted
if pursuant to a collective bargaining agreement. |
Nevada |
Paid 10-minute rest period for
each 4 hours worked or major fraction thereof; as practicable, in
middle of each work period. Not required for employees whose total
daily work time is less than 3 and ½ hours. |
Statute |
Applicable to employers of two
or more employees at a particular place of employment.
Excludes employees covered by a collective bargaining agreement.
|
Labor Commissioner may grant exemption
on employer evidence of business necessity. |
Oregon |
Paid 10-minute rest period for
every 4-hour segment or major portion thereof in one work period;
as feasible, approximately in middle of each segment of work period.
|
Administratively issued Wage and
Hour Commission rules. |
Applicable to every employer,
except in agriculture and except employees covered by collective
bargaining agreement. |
Rest period must be in addition
to usual meal period and taken separately; not to be added to usual
meal period or deducted from beginning or end of work period to
reduce overall length of total work period.
In absence of regularly scheduled rest periods, it is sufficient
compliance when employer can show that the employee has, in fact,
received the time specified (permitted only where employer can show
that ordinary nature of the work prevents employer from establishing
and maintaining a regularly scheduled rest period).
Rest period is not required for employees age 18 or older who work
alone in a retail or service establishment serving the general public
and who work less than 5 hours in a period of 16 continuous hours.
|
Washington |
Paid 10-minute rest period for
each 4-hour work period, scheduled as near as possible to midpoint
of each work period. Employee may not be required to work more than
3 hours without a rest period. |
Administrative regulation |
Excludes newspaper vendor or carrier,
domestic or casual labor around private residence, sheltered workshop,
and agricultural labor. 3/
Rules for construction trade employees may be superseded by a collective
bargaining agreement covering such employees if the terms of the
agreement specifically require rest periods and prescribe requirements
concerning them. |
Scheduled rest periods not required
where nature of work allows employee to take intermittent rest periods
equivalent to required standard.
Director of Labor and Industries may grant variance from basic standard
for good cause, upon employer application. |