does 40 hours a week include lunch break? (law, business)

[jtran01]

I am a salaried employee that works 40 hour weeks. I do 8 hours a day from mon-fri. I was trying to google it, but did really find any solid information.

[BNBR]

Originally Posted by jtran01

I am a salaried employee that works 40 hour weeks. I do 8 hours a day from mon-fri. I was trying to google it, but did really find any solid information.

No.

[maggiekate]

you need to be there 9hrs as in a 8 to 5 job. One hour is for lunch so you work 8 hrs per day

[MrKnight]

Only 40 hours as a salaried employee? What kind of company do you work for?!!!


As far as your question, It does not, those are working hours, breaks are not included in those hours.

[brownbagg]

well yes and no. if you get paid by the hour no. but if you at a business that only open 40 hours and they make you take lunch, and they pay you for that period then yes. but 99% of the time its going to be no

[PDF]

Ask your employer.

[ruski]

Is this somehow specific to Florida?

[harry chickpea]

The short answer is no. IIRC, an unpaid meal break of about 15 minutes is required if working more than six? hours but that is about it for salaried employees. I was a salaried employee in Florida for a while. My hours were whatever was needed - sometimes as low as forty, more often closer to fifty-five. If you are punching a time clock as a salaried employee, you certainly don't have a true management position.

[BNBR]

Originally Posted by harry chickpea

an unpaid meal break of about 15 minutes is required if working more than six? hours but that is about it for salaried employees.

Entirely untrue. No meal break is required or guaranteed in Florida. And you also got it wrong, that a break of about 15 minutes - depending on circumstances, should almost always be paid. Breaks of 20 minutes or less are not considered a bona-fide meal period and should almost always be paid.

I used to let my employees clock out for a quick smoke break. But since the law says I can't make them clock out - no more smoke breaks. Thank the government, don't blame me

[harry chickpea]

Originally Posted by BNBR

Entirely untrue. No meal break is required or guaranteed in Florida. And you also got it wrong, that a break of about 15 minutes - depending on circumstances, should almost always be paid. Breaks of 20 minutes or less are not considered a bona-fide meal period and should almost always be paid.

I used to let my employees clock out for a quick smoke break. But since the law says I can't make them clock out - no more smoke breaks. Thank the government, don't blame me

I stand corrected (thank-you). I was conflating under 18 rules and stuff from other states.