Common use of Meals/Meal Periods Clause in Contracts

Meals/Meal Periods. 1. (Not applicable to employees working straight eights or twelves.) In the event an employee works through his or her regularly scheduled meal period (approximately mid-shift) or is unable to take a meal period commencing within one hour before or after the start time of the regularly scheduled meal period, the employee shall be entitled to take up to a one-half hour meal period while on duty when there is a reasonable opportunity thereafter. Such meal period shall be (1) included as paid work time and (2) used for the purposes of determining if and when overtime begins.

Meals/Meal Periods. 1. (Not applicable to employees working straight eights or twelves.) In the event an employee works through his or her the employee’s regularly scheduled meal period (approximately mid-shift) or is unable to take a meal period commencing within one hour before or after the start time of the regularly scheduled meal period, the employee shall be entitled to take up to a one-half hour meal period while on duty when there is a reasonable opportunity thereafter. Such meal period shall be (1) included as paid work time and (2) used for the purposes of determining if and when overtime begins.