Meal period definition

Meal period means the period(s) during which breakfast or lunch meals are served and eaten, and as identified on the school schedule.
Meal period. Work schedules shall provide for the work day to be broken at approximately mid-point by an uninterrupted, unpaid meal period of not less than thirty (30) minutes and no more than one (1) hour. However, this shall not preclude work schedules which provide for a paid meal period. Such regularly scheduled paid meal periods shall be treated as hours worked and shall be paid at the appropriate straight or overtime rate, whichever is applicable. When employees who normally receive an unpaid meal period are required to work during that period and receive no equivalent time off during the same shift at a reasonable alternative time, they shall have such time treated as hours worked and shall be paid at the appropriate straight or overtime rate, whichever is applicable. Present practices regarding eating while on duty during meal periods shall remain in effect.
Meal period. Work schedules shall provide for the work day to be broken at approximately mid-point by an uninterrupted, unpaid meal period of not less than thirty (30) minutes and no more than one (1) hour. However, this shall not preclude work schedules which provide for a paid meal period. Those employees who receive an unpaid meal period and are required to work at their work assignments and are not relieved for such meal periods shall have such time treated as hours worked for the purpose of computing overtime and shall be paid at the appropriate straight time or overtime rate, whichever may be applicable.

Examples of Meal period in a sentence

  • Meal period, as specified in this Article, is outside the limitation of hours to be worked and is not paid time.

  • Meal period time cannot accumulate or be saved for the purpose of leaving work early.

  • All employees shall receive an unpaid Meal period of at least one-half (½) hour during each normal workday.

  • Meal period coverage will be assigned as necessary in the course of making shift assignments.

  • Meal period shall not be compulsory at stops where driver is responsible for equipment or cargo, nor shall meal period be compulsory when or where there is no accessible eating place.


More Definitions of Meal period

Meal period means the period of time during which breakfast or lunch is regularly served and the time scheduled for the students to eat the meal.
Meal period means a span of at least 30 consecutive minutes during which an employee is completely relieved of duty.
Meal period means the following periods: 7.00 a.m. – 9.00 a.m.
Meal period. Where current practice so provides and work hours so dictate the work day shall be broken approximately midpoint by an uninterrupted, paid meal period of not less than thirty (30) minutes and not more than one
Meal period means the following periods: (i) 7.00 a.m. to 9.00 a.m.
Meal period sub-class No. 1: all current and former non-exempt Xxxxxx restaurant workers who worked at least one shift of six hours or longer between May 14, 2004 and the present; Meal Period sub-class No. 3: all current and former non-exempt Piatti restaurant workers who worked at least one shift of six hours or longer between May 14, 2004 and the present; and received a meal period after 5 hours of work; and Uniform Reimbursement sub-class: all current and former non-exempt Piatti restaurant workers who were required to purchase items of clothing for use as Piatti uniforms at any time between May 14, 2004 and the present, and who were not reimbursed.
Meal period is that period of time, as defined in Article 14.5, during which the employee is scheduled to have a meal, and during which it is expected that no work shall be performed on behalf of the Employer.