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douglas9

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9. Does Texas require employers to give employees breaks or lunches?
Thu Jan 14, 2021, 12:47 PM
Jan 2021

Texas labor and employment law has no general rule requiring breaks or lunches no matter how long you work. Because Texas lacks state specific laws on break and lunch periods, it defaults to federal law. Federal law also generally does not require breaks or a lunch period. An employee in Texas must receive a break or lunch if there is an employment contract specifically stating such requirements. Unless you are a union employee or have a contract then you are largely at the mercy of your employer’s discretion. Under the Affordable Healthcare Act, breastfeeding mothers must be given reasonable (but unpaid) break time for breastfeeding or expressing breast milk. Otherwise, breaks may be necessary as an accommodation to a disability or for a religious practice.

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