4/ California law also exempts construction workers, commercial drivers, private security officers, and employees of utility companies if the employees are covered by a valid collective bargaining agreement which provides for the wages, hours of work, and working conditions of employees, and expressly provides for meal periods for those employees, final and binding arbitration of disputes concerning application of its meal period provisions, premium wage rates for all overtime hours worked, and a regular hourly rate of pay of not less than 30 percent more than the state minimum wage rate. A 30-minute meal period is required for seasonal farm workers after 5 hours inPennsylvania. As there is no federal law requiring breaks, there are no regulated limits on how long someone can work without a break. Some states have laws for when employees can take breaks, and the number of breaks employees can take per shift. Performance evaluations are generally a matter of agreement between an employer and employee (or the employee's representative). hour, after 5 consecutive hours, unless feasible for employee to eat while working and is permitted to do so by employer. WebPennsylvania has regulations describing workday meal / lunch breaks to be provided to employees, but does not mandate that employees be provided additional, shorter break Not applicable to places of employment where there are fewer than 3 employees on duty at any one time and the nature of the work allows those employees frequent paid breaks during the workday. At least 20 minutes, no later than 5 hours after the start of the work period, to employees who work 7 continuous hours or more. On-duty meal period counted as time worked and permitted when nature of work prevents relief from all duties. or have other medical needs. Rest periods of less than 20 minutes may not be deducted from total hours worked. Some states may have requirements for employee notification prior to termination or lay-off. Pennsylvania. This is a matter generally to be determined by the employer. Also, Pennsylvania doesnt generally require employers to give breaks to nonexempt employees aged How are vacation pay, sick pay, holiday pay computed and when are they due? The FLSA has no requirement for notice to an employee prior to termination or lay-off. Applicable when two or more employees are on duty. Employees who work in certain retail establishments are entitled to a non-working shift break depending upon the number of hours worked. Severance pay is a matter of agreement between an employer and an employee (or the employee's representative). [CDATA[/* >