California Rest & Meal Break

February 2022
CONFIDENTIAL 1
Rest & Meal Break Requirements
• WIS complies with all applicable federal, state and local laws regarding Rest and Meal Breaks.
Employees will be notified during each event of the time and length of their break.
• All hourly and salaried non-exempt employees are provided with a Rest Break and/or Meal Break
dependent upon the length of the Work Period in which they are working, including work time
spent on non-counting tasks.
• During inventory events with employees from multiple States, the State policy with the most
employee-friendly Rest Break and/or Meal Break policy must be followed.

CONFIDENTIAL 2
Rest & Meal Break Compliance
• All employees must be provided with Rest and/or Meal Breaks dependent upon the length of the
event or work period
• Rest and Meal Breaks should be incorporated as part of the overall flow plan for the inventory or
work period
• Rest Break – A 10 minute non-working period of paid time
• Meal Break – 30-60 minute period of non-working unpaid time
• Employees must be relieved of all duties during Rest and Meal Breaks

CONFIDENTIAL 3
California Rest & Meal Break State Requirement
Meal Waivers
STATE State Requirement Rest breaks Meal breaks Meal Waiver Form Required
Allowed

4.0 or major portion thereof

(any work period longer than 2.0 hours.) Prior to the 5th
California State Requirement Yes Yes
Rest period must be taken as close as possible to the middle hour
of each 4-hour work period, as reasonability practical.

• Rest and Meal Breaks cannot be combined.

• Travel Time is included for calculation of Rest and Meal Breaks.

• Employees traveling will always follow the rest and meal break
law/policy that is more employee friendly.

CONFIDENTIAL 4
California Rest & Meal Break State Requirement
 Upon employee request and supervisor approval,
California law allows an employee to waive only
one Meal Break per Work Period.
 The 1st Meal Break may be waived if the
employee does not exceed 6.0 hours worked
in one Work Period.
 Employees may request to waive the 2nd
Meal Break if they did not waive the first
Meal Break and the Work Period can be
completed in 12 hours or less.

CONFIDENTIAL 5
Rest and Meal Break Timeline

First Second Third

Rest Rest Rest
Break Break Break

0-1 1-2 2-3 3-4 4-5 5-6 6-7 7-8 8-9 9-10 10-11 11-12
# of hours
worked First Second
(includes Meal Meal
travel Break Break
time)

Note: Shaded area indicates timeframe in which a Rest or Meal Break should begin.

CONFIDENTIAL 6
California Rest and Meal Break Chart and Timeline
Hours in a Work Paid 10-Minute Unpaid 30- Minute
Comments
Period Rest Break Meal Break

Employees are not entitled to a Rest Break if they work less than
1st Rest Break 3.5 hours in a Work Period.
taken between
3.5 or more 1.5 to 2.5 hours
Employees must be provided with a 10-minute paid Rest Break for every
4 hours (or major portion thereof) worked in a Work Period.

If this Rest Break is not taken between 1.5 to 2.5 hours worked, Oracle
will automatically indicate a violation and apply a penalty.

First Second Third

Rest Rest Rest
Break Break Break
0-1 1-2 2-3 3-4 4-5 5-6 6-7 7-8 8-9 9-10 10-11 11-12
# of hours First Second
worked Meal Meal
(includes Break Break
travel time)

CONFIDENTIAL 7
California Rest and Meal Break Chart and Timeline

Hours in a Work Paid 10-Minute Unpaid 30- Minute

Comments
Period Rest Break Meal Break

Employees must be provided with an unpaid Meal Break for every

1st Meal Break taken
5.0 hours in a Work Period.
5.0 or more between 4.0 and 4.9
hours but no later
If this Meal Break is not provided by 4.9 hours worked, Oracle will
than 4.9 hours
automatically indicate a violation and apply a penalty.

Employees may request to waive the 1st Meal Break, in writing,

with the inventory supervisor’s approval and when the Work Period
will be completed by 6.0 hours.

First Second Third

Rest Rest Rest
Break Break Break
0-1 1-2 2-3 3-4 4-5 5-6 6-7 7-8 8-9 9-10 10-11 11-12
# of hours First Second
worked Meal Meal
(includes Break Break
travel time)

CONFIDENTIAL 8
California Rest and Meal Break Chart and Timeline
Hours in a Work Paid 10-Minute Unpaid 30- Minute
Comments
Period Rest Break Meal Break

Employees must be provided with two 10-minute paid Rest Breaks if

2nd Rest Break
the hours worked in a Work Period is 6.01 or more.
taken between
6.01 or more
5.5 to 6.5 hours
If the 2nd Rest Break is not taken between 5.5 to 6.5 hours worked,
Oracle will automatically indicate a violation and
apply a penalty.

First Second Third

Rest Rest Rest
Break Break Break
0-1 1-2 2-3 3-4 4-5 5-6 6-7 7-8 8-9 9-10 10-11 11-12
# of hours First Second
worked Meal Meal
(includes Break Break
travel time)

CONFIDENTIAL 9
California Rest and Meal Break Chart and Timeline
Hours in a Work Paid 10-Minute Unpaid 30- Minute
Comments
Period Rest Break Meal Break

Employees who work 10 hours or more must be

10.0 or more 2nd Meal Break taken
provided with a second unpaid Meal Break.
between 8.0 and 9.0
hours but no later than
If this Meal Break is not provided by 9.9 hours worked, Oracle will
9.9 hours
automatically indicate a violation and apply a penalty.

Employees may request to waive the 2nd Meal Break, in writing,

with the inventory supervisor’s approval, if they did not waive their
first Meal Break and the Work Period will be completed in
12 hours or less.

First Second Third

Rest Rest Rest
Break Break Break
0-1 1-2 2-3 3-4 4-5 5-6 6-7 7-8 8-9 9-10 10-11 11-12
# of hours First Second
worked Meal Meal
(includes Break Break
travel time)

CONFIDENTIAL 10
California Rest and Meal Break Chart and Timeline
Hours in a Work Paid 10-Minute Unpaid 30- Minute
Comments
Period Rest Break Meal Break

Employees must be provided with three 10-minute paid Rest Breaks if

3rd Rest Break
the hours worked in a Work Period is 10.01 or more.
taken between
10.01 or more
9.5 and 10.5
If the 3rd Rest Break is not taken between
9.5 to 10.5 hours worked, Oracle will automatically
indicate a violation and apply a penalty.

First Second Third

Rest Rest Rest
Break Break Break
0-1 1-2 2-3 3-4 4-5 5-6 6-7 7-8 8-9 9-10 10-11 11-12
# of hours First Second
worked Meal Meal
(includes Break Break
travel time)

CONFIDENTIAL 11
Thank You

CONFIDENTIAL 12