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Automatic Meal Period Deductions and the FLSA [Wage and Hour FAQ]

By FranczekPC on December 9, 2014
Posted in Breaks and Meal Periods, Wage and Hour FAQs

lunch9568375.jpgAs you know, under the FLSA, “bona fide meal periods” are not regarded as work time and can be unpaid. For a break to qualify as a bona fide meal period, “[t]he employee must be completely relieved from duty for purposes of eating regular meals,” and the break must generally be at least…

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