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Breaks and Meals by State

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Every state has different laws on breaks for employees. Read below to learn more about rest, meal, and lunch break laws by state.

State	Break Requirements	Meal Requirements	Information
Alabama	Employees under the age of 16 must receive a 30-minute meal/rest break if they are working for 5 consecutive hours or more. Employees aged 16 and over are not required to take breaks.	Employees under the age of 16 must receive a documented 30-minute meal/rest break if they are working for 5 consecutive hours or more. Employees over the age of 16 are not required to take breaks.	Federal Law states that all breaks lasting under 20 minutes are considered part of the workday and must be paid. Meal breaks lasting 30 minutes or longer can be unpaid, so long as employees don’t work during that time.
Alaska	Employees under the age of 18 must receive a documented 30-minute meal/rest break if they are working for 5 consecutive hours or more. Employees over the age of 18 are not required to take breaks.	Employees under the age of 18 must receive a documented 30-minute meal/rest break if they are working for 5 consecutive hours or more. Employees over the age of 18 are not required to take breaks.	Federal Law states that all breaks lasting under 20 minutes are considered part of the workday and must be paid. Meal breaks lasting 30 minutes or longer can be unpaid, so long as employees don’t work during that time.
Arizona	Employers are not required to give rest breaks.	Employers are not required to give meal breaks. Not Required	Federal Law states that all breaks lasting under 20 minutes are considered part of the workday and must be paid. Meal breaks lasting 30 minutes or longer can be unpaid, so long as employees don’t work during that time.
Arkansas	Employers are not required to give rest breaks, except to minors under the age of 16 who are employed in the entertainment industry.	Employers are not required to give meal breaks, except to minors under the age of 16 who are employed in the entertainment industry.	Federal Law states that all breaks lasting under 20 minutes are considered part of the workday and must be paid. Meal breaks lasting 30 minutes or longer can be unpaid, so long as employees don’t work during that time.
California	Employees must receive a paid 10-minute break for every 4 hours of work. Only sheepherders under the Agricultural Occupations Order, household attendants under the Household Occupations Order, and professional actors are excluded. Employers don’t need to provide a break if the employee’s total work for the day amounts to 3.5 hours or less.	All employees working more than 5 consecutive hours must receive a 30-minute meal break, unless the work can be completed within six hours, and both employee and employer agree to waive the break. Working during a meal break is permitted when the nature of the work prevents relief from duty and there is a written agreement between employee and employer. Employees who work during a meal break must be paid.	Federal Law states that all breaks lasting under 20 minutes are considered part of the workday and must be paid. Meal breaks lasting 30 minutes or longer can be unpaid, so long as employees don’t work during that time.
Colorado	Employees within the retail and service industry, the food and beverage industry, the health and medical industry, and the commercial support services industry must receive a paid 10-minute break for every 4 hours they work. Whenever possible, this break should take place in the middle of their work period, rather than at the beginning or end. Employees outside these industries are not guaranteed rest breaks.	Employees within the retail and service industry, the food and beverage industry, the health and medical industry, and the commercial support services industry are entitled to a 30-minute meal break when they work for 5 or more consecutive hours. Employees outside these industries are not guaranteed meal breaks. Working during a meal break is permitted when the nature of the work prevents relief from duty. Employees who work during a meal break must be paid.	Federal Law states that all breaks lasting under 20 minutes are considered part of the workday and must be paid. Meal breaks lasting 30 minutes or longer can be unpaid, so long as employees don’t work during that time.
Connecticut	Employers are not required to give rest breaks.	Employees must receive a 30-minute meal break when they work for 7.5 consecutive hours or more. The break must be granted sometime after the first 2 hours of their shift begin, but before the last 2 hours have started. Employers are exempt from needing to give meal breaks if any of the following conditions are met: Compliance with the requirement would impair public safety The duties of the position can only be performed by one specific employee There are less than five employees stationed at the job site at a given time Employees cannot leave their position because they need to be available in case of unusual or emergency conditions (for example, while conducting scientific research) Employees who work during meal breaks must be paid.	Federal Law states that all breaks lasting under 20 minutes are considered part of the workday and must be paid. Meal breaks lasting 30 minutes or longer can be unpaid, so long as employees don’t work during that time.
Delaware	Employers are not required to give rest breaks.	Employees over the age of 18 must receive a 30-minute meal break after working for 7.5 consecutive hours or more. This break must be granted at least 2 hours after their shift begins, but before the last 2 hours start. Employees under the age of 18 must receive a 30-minute meal break after working 5 consecutive hours or more. Employers are exempt from having to grant meal breaks if any of the following conditions apply: Compliance with the requirement would impair public safety The duties of the position can only be performed by one specific employee There are fewer than 5 employees stationed at the job site at a given time Employees cannot leave their position because they need to be available in case of unusual or emergency conditions (for example, while conducting scientific research) Employees are certified by the Board of Education Employees can also waive their right to a meal break by signing a written agreement, which their employer must also sign. Employees who work during meal breaks must be paid.	Federal Law states that all breaks lasting under 20 minutes are considered part of the workday and must be paid. Meal breaks lasting 30 minutes or longer can be unpaid, so long as employees don’t work during that time.
Florida	Employees under the age of 18 must receive a 10-minute rest break for every 4 consecutive hours they work. Employees aged 18 and over are not guaranteed rest breaks.	Employees under the age of 18 must receive a 30-minute meal break if they are working for 4 or more consecutive hours. Employees aged 18 and over are not guaranteed meal breaks.	Federal Law states that all breaks lasting under 20 minutes are considered part of the workday and must be paid. Meal breaks lasting 30 minutes or longer can be unpaid, so long as employees don’t work during that time.
Georgia	Employers are not required to give rest breaks.	Employers are not required to give meal breaks.	Federal Law states that all breaks lasting under 20 minutes are considered part of the workday and must be paid. Meal breaks lasting 30 minutes or longer can be unpaid, so long as employees don’t work during that time.
Hawaii	Employers are not required to give rest breaks.	Employees under the age of 16 must receive a 30-minute meal break if they are working for 5 or more consecutive hours. Employers are not required to provide meal breaks to workers over the age of 16.	Federal Law states that all breaks lasting under 20 minutes are considered part of the workday and must be paid. Meal breaks lasting 30 minutes or longer can be unpaid, so long as employees don’t work during that time.
Idaho	Employers are not required to give rest breaks.	Employers are not required to give meal breaks.	Federal Law states that all breaks lasting under 20 minutes are considered part of the workday and must be paid. Meal breaks lasting 30 minutes or longer can be unpaid, so long as employees don’t work during that time.
Illinois	Hotel room attendants who are working in counties with over 3 million people must receive two 15-minute rest breaks if they are working for 7 or more hours. Employers in other industries are not required to give rest breaks.	Employees over the age of 16 outside the hotel industry must receive a 20-minute meal break if they are working at least 7.5 consecutive hours. The break must be granted no later than 5 hours after their shift began. Employees who are working for 12 or more hours must receive an additional 20-minute break. Employees under the age of 16 must receive a 30-minute meal break if they are working for 5 or more consecutive hours. Hotel room attendants who are working in a county with over 3 million people must receive a 30-minute meal break if they are working 7 or more hours.	Federal Law states that all breaks lasting under 20 minutes are considered part of the workday and must be paid. Meal breaks lasting 30 minutes or longer can be unpaid, so long as employees don’t work during that time.
Indiana	Employees under the age of 18 must receive one or two rest breaks, totaling 30 minutes, if they are working for 6 or more consecutive hours. Employees aged 18 and over are not guaranteed rest breaks.	Employees under the age of 18 must receive one or two breaks, totaling 30 minutes, if they are working for 6 or more consecutive hours. That time can be used to eat. Employees aged 18 and over are not guaranteed meal breaks.	Federal Law states that all breaks lasting under 20 minutes are considered part of the workday and must be paid. Meal breaks lasting 30 minutes or longer can be unpaid, so long as employees don’t work during that time.
Iowa	Employers are not required to give rest breaks.	Employees younger than 16 must be given a 30-minute break if they are working for 5 or more consecutive hours. Employees over the age of 16 are not guaranteed meal breaks.	Federal Law states that all breaks lasting under 20 minutes are considered part of the workday and must be paid. Meal breaks lasting 30 minutes or longer can be unpaid, so long as employees don’t work during that time.
Kansas	Employers are not required to give rest breaks.	Employers are not required to give meal breaks.	Federal Law states that all breaks lasting under 20 minutes are considered part of the workday and must be paid. Meal breaks lasting 30 minutes or longer can be unpaid, so long as employees don’t work during that time.
Kentucky	Employees must receive a paid 10-minute break for every 4 hours they work. Employees under the Federal Railway Labor Act are exempt.	Employees under age 18 are not permitted to work more than 5 consecutive hours without receiving a documented 30-minute meal break. Employees over the age of 18 are entitled to a “reasonable period” to eat their meal sometime between the 3rd and 5th hours of their workday. The law does not specify exactly how long the break must be. Employees under the Federal Railway Labor Act are excluded.	Federal Law states that all breaks lasting under 20 minutes are considered part of the workday and must be paid. Meal breaks lasting 30 minutes or longer can be unpaid, so long as employees don’t work during that time.
Louisiana	Employers are not required to give rest breaks.	Employees under the age of 18 must receive a documented 30-minute meal break if they are working for 5 or more consecutive hours. Employees over the age of 18 are not guaranteed meal breaks.	Federal Law states that all breaks lasting under 20 minutes are considered part of the workday and must be paid. Meal breaks lasting 30 minutes or longer can be unpaid, so long as employees don’t work during that time.
Maine	Employers are not required to give rest breaks.	Employees working 6 or more consecutive hours must receive a 30-minute meal break. Small businesses which staff fewer than 3 people at any given time are exempt from this requirement, on the condition that employees be given shorter breaks at other times throughout the day. Employees can waive their right to a meal break, but they must do so in writing. Employees who work during meal breaks must be paid.	Federal Law states that all breaks lasting under 20 minutes are considered part of the workday and must be paid. Meal breaks lasting 30 minutes or longer can be unpaid, so long as employees don’t work during that time.
Maryland	Retail workers are entitled to a 15-minute rest break if they work between 4 and 6 consecutive hours. If they work between 6 and 8 hours, they are entitled to a 30-minute break. If they work for more than 8 hours, they are owed an additional 15-minute break for every 5 hours of overtime worked. Non-retail workers are not guaranteed rest breaks.	Employees under the age of 18 must receive a 30-minute meal break if they work for 5 or more consecutive hours. Retail workers are entitled to a 30-minute meal break if they work for more than 6 consecutive hours. Non-retail workers aged 18 or older are not guaranteed meal breaks.	Federal Law states that all breaks lasting under 20 minutes are considered part of the workday and must be paid. Meal breaks lasting 30 minutes or longer can be unpaid, so long as employees don’t work during that time.
Massachusetts	Employers are not required to give rest breaks.	Employees who work for 6 hours or more are entitled to a 30-minute meal break. This requirement does not apply to employees working at paper mills, iron workshops, glass workshops, letter press establishments, print workshops, or bleaching and dyeing workshops. The Attorney General may also grant exemption to other factories, workshops, or mechanical establishments. Employees who work during meal breaks, or agree not to leave their work station, must be paid.	Federal Law states that all breaks lasting under 20 minutes are considered part of the workday and must be paid. Meal breaks lasting 30 minutes or longer can be unpaid, so long as employees don’t work during that time.
Michigan	Employers are not required to give rest breaks.	Employees under the age of 18 are permitted a 30-minute break if they work for 5 or more consecutive hours. Employees over the age of 18 are not guaranteed meal breaks.	Federal Law states that all breaks lasting under 20 minutes are considered part of the workday and must be paid. Meal breaks lasting 30 minutes or longer can be unpaid, so long as employees don’t work during that time.
Minnesota	Employees must receive a long enough break at least once every 4 hours.	Employees who work 8 or more consecutive hours are entitled to a meal break. There is no law stating how long the meal break must be.	Federal Law states that all breaks lasting under 20 minutes are considered part of the workday and must be paid. Meal breaks lasting 30 minutes or longer can be unpaid, so long as employees don’t work during that time.
Mississippi	Employers are not required to give rest breaks.	Employers are not required to give meal breaks.	Federal Law states that all breaks lasting under 20 minutes are considered part of the workday and must be paid. Meal breaks lasting 30 minutes or longer can be unpaid, so long as employees don’t work during that time.
Missouri	Employers are not required to give rest breaks.	Employers are not required to give meal breaks.	Federal Law states that all breaks lasting under 20 minutes are considered part of the workday and must be paid. Meal breaks lasting 30 minutes or longer can be unpaid, so long as employees don’t work during that time.
Montana	Employers are not required to give rest breaks.	Employers are not required to give meal breaks.	Federal Law states that all breaks lasting under 20 minutes are considered part of the workday and must be paid. Meal breaks lasting 30 minutes or longer can be unpaid, so long as employees don’t work during that time.
Nebraska	Employers are not required to give rest breaks.	Employees who work for 8 or more hours at an assembly plant, mechanical establishment, or workshop are entitled to a 30-minute meal break. Employees outside these establishments are not guaranteed a break.	Federal Law states that all breaks lasting under 20 minutes are considered part of the workday and must be paid. Meal breaks lasting 30 minutes or longer can be unpaid, so long as employees don’t work during that time.
Nevada	Employees working for at least 3.5 hours are entitled to one 10-minute break (if their shift lasts less than 7 hours), two 10-minute breaks (if their shift lasts between 7 and 11 hours), three 10-minute breaks (if their shift lasts between 11 hours and 15 hours), or four 10-minute breaks (if their shift lasts between 15 hours and 19 hours). When possible, breaks should be given in the middle of a shift, rather than towards the beginning or the end. Employers who have only one employee are exempt from following break requirements. The state’s Labor Commissioner may also grant exemption to employers who can prove that business necessity prevents relief from duty. Employees who work for 3.5 hours or less are not entitled to breaks.	Employees who work 8 or more consecutive hours are entitled to a 30-minute meal break. Employers who have only one employee are exempt from following break requirements. Employees can choose to waive their meal break. The state’s Labor Commissioner may grant exemption to employers who can prove that business necessity prevents relief from duty.	Federal Law states that all breaks lasting under 20 minutes are considered part of the workday and must be paid. Meal breaks lasting 30 minutes or longer can be unpaid, so long as employees don’t work during that time.
New Hampshire	Employers are not required to give rest breaks.	Employees who work 5 or more consecutive hours are entitled to a 30-minute unpaid meal break, unless the employee has been permitted to take their meal while working. Employees who work during meal breaks must be paid.	Federal Law states that all breaks lasting under 20 minutes are considered part of the workday and must be paid. Meal breaks lasting 30 minutes or longer can be unpaid, so long as employees don’t work during that time.
New Jersey	Employers are not required to give rest breaks.	Employees under the age of 18 are entitled to a 30-minute meal break when they work for 6 or more consecutive hours. Employees over the age of 18 are not guaranteed meal breaks.	Federal Law states that all breaks lasting under 20 minutes are considered part of the workday and must be paid. Meal breaks lasting 30 minutes or longer can be unpaid, so long as employees don’t work during that time.
New Mexico	Employers are not required to give rest breaks.	Employers are not required to give meal breaks.	Federal Law states that all breaks lasting under 20 minutes are considered part of the workday and must be paid. Meal breaks lasting 30 minutes or longer can be unpaid, so long as employees don’t work during that time.
New York	Employers are not required to give rest breaks.	Employees working for 6 or more consecutive hours, and whose shift extends over the noon-day period, are entitled to a 30-minute meal break. Employees who begin a shift before 11 AM that extends beyond 7 PM are also entitled to an additional 20-minute break between the hours of 5 PM and 7 PM. If an employee works for 6 or more consecutive hours, and their shift starts between 1 PM and 6 AM, they are entitled to a 45-minute meal break. Factory workers who work for 6 or more consecutive hours, and whose shift extends over the noon-day period, are entitled to an hour-long meal break between 11 AM and 2 PM. Factory workers who work for 6 or more consecutive hours, and whose shift begins sometime between 1 PM and 6 AM, are also entitled to an hour-long meal break.	Federal Law states that all breaks lasting under 20 minutes are considered part of the workday and must be paid. Meal breaks lasting 30 minutes or longer can be unpaid, so long as employees don’t work during that time.
North Carolina	Employers are not required to give rest breaks.	Employees under the age of 16 are entitled to a 30-minute meal break if they work for 5 or more consecutive hours. Employees over the age of 16 are not guaranteed a meal break.	Federal Law states that all breaks lasting under 20 minutes are considered part of the workday and must be paid. Meal breaks lasting 30 minutes or longer can be unpaid, so long as employees don’t work during that time.
North Dakota	Employers are not required to give rest breaks.	Employees are entitled to a 30-minute meal break if they work for 5 or more consecutive hours, provided that there are at least two other workers present at the job site. If there are fewer than two other workers present, the employer is exempt from following the requirement.	Federal Law states that all breaks lasting under 20 minutes are considered part of the workday and must be paid. Meal breaks lasting 30 minutes or longer can be unpaid, so long as employees don’t work during that time.
Ohio	Employers are not required to give rest breaks.	Employees under the age of 18 are entitled to a 30-minute meal break if they work for 5 or more consecutive hours. Employees over the age of 18 are not guaranteed a meal break.	Federal Law states that all breaks lasting under 20 minutes are considered part of the workday and must be paid. Meal breaks lasting 30 minutes or longer can be unpaid, so long as employees don’t work during that time.
Oklahoma	Employers are not required to give rest breaks.	Employees under the age of 16 are entitled to a 30-minute meal break if they work for 5 or more consecutive hours, and an hour-long meal break if they work for 8 or more hours. Employees over the age of 16 are not guaranteed a meal break.	Federal Law states that all breaks lasting under 20 minutes are considered part of the workday and must be paid. Meal breaks lasting 30 minutes or longer can be unpaid, so long as employees don’t work during that time.
Oregon	Employees are entitled to a 10-minute break for every 4 hours of work. When possible, breaks should be given in the middle of a work period, rather than at the beginning or the end. Employees aged 18 or older, who are alone during their shift at a retail or service establishment, and who have worked less than 5 hours over the past 16 hours, do not need to be granted rest breaks.	Employees who work for 6 or more consecutive hours are entitled to a 30-minute meal break. The break must be granted sometime between the 2nd and 5th hours of their shift (if the shift lasts for fewer than 7 hours), or between the 3rd and 6h hours of their shift (if the shift lasts for more than 7 hours). Meal breaks may be shortened to 20 minutes if the employer can prove that 20-minute breaks are standard industry practice, but the 20-minute break must be paid. Employees can eat while they work if the nature of their work prohibits relief from duty, but they must also be paid. The same laws regarding meal breaks apply to minors as well as adults. However, employees under the age of 16 must be relieved from duty, and are not allowed to eat while working under any circumstance.	Federal Law states that all breaks lasting under 20 minutes are considered part of the workday and must be paid. Meal breaks lasting 30 minutes or longer can be unpaid, so long as employees don’t work during that time.
Pennsylvania	Employers are not required to give rest breaks.	Employees under the age of 18 are entitled to a 30-minute meal break if they work for 5 or more consecutive hours. Employees over the age of 18 are not guaranteed a meal break.	Federal Law states that all breaks lasting under 20 minutes are considered part of the workday and must be paid. Meal breaks lasting 30 minutes or longer can be unpaid, so long as employees don’t work during that time.
Rhode Island	Employers are not required to give rest breaks.	Employees who work between 6 and 8 hours are entitled to a 20-minute meal break. Employees who work for 8 or more hours are entitled to a 30-minute break. Exemptions can be granted when there are fewer than three people employed at the job site, and for employers in the health and medical industry.	Federal Law states that all breaks lasting under 20 minutes are considered part of the workday and must be paid. Meal breaks lasting 30 minutes or longer can be unpaid, so long as employees don’t work during that time.
South Carolina	Employers are not required to give rest breaks.	Employers are not required to give meal breaks.	Federal Law states that all breaks lasting under 20 minutes are considered part of the workday and must be paid. Meal breaks lasting 30 minutes or longer can be unpaid, so long as employees don’t work during that time.
South Dakota	Employers are not required to give rest breaks.	Employers are not required to give meal breaks.	Federal Law states that all breaks lasting under 20 minutes are considered part of the workday and must be paid. Meal breaks lasting 30 minutes or longer can be unpaid, so long as employees don’t work during that time.
Tennessee	Employers are not required to give rest breaks.	Employees who work for 6 or more consecutive hours are entitled to a 30-minute meal break, unless they’ve signed a written agreement waiving their right to one. They may also be denied a scheduled meal break if their workplace allows ample opportunity to take breaks throughout the day, or if they are a tipped employee in the food and beverage industry. Meal breaks cannot be scheduled during the first hour of the employee’s shift.	Federal Law states that all breaks lasting under 20 minutes are considered part of the workday and must be paid. Meal breaks lasting 30 minutes or longer can be unpaid, so long as employees don’t work during that time.
Texas	Employers are not required to give rest breaks.	Employers are not required to give meal breaks.	Federal Law states that all breaks lasting under 20 minutes are considered part of the workday and must be paid. Meal breaks lasting 30 minutes or longer can be unpaid, so long as employees don’t work during that time.
Utah	Employees under the age of 18 are entitled to a 10-minute rest break for every 4 hours they work, and cannot legally work more than 3 consecutive hours without a break. Employees over the age of 18 are not guaranteed rest breaks.	Employees under the age of 18 are entitled to a 30-minute meal break if they work for 5 or more consecutive hours. Employees over the age of 18 are not guaranteed a meal break.	Federal Law states that all breaks lasting under 20 minutes are considered part of the workday and must be paid. Meal breaks lasting 30 minutes or longer can be unpaid, so long as employees don’t work during that time.
Vermont	All employers must provide employees with “reasonable opportunities” to eat and use the bathroom during the workday. There is no law regarding the length of these break periods.	All employers must provide employees with “reasonable opportunities” to eat and use the bathroom during the workday. There is no law regarding the length of these break periods.	Federal Law states that all breaks lasting under 20 minutes are considered part of the workday and must be paid. Meal breaks lasting 30 minutes or longer can be unpaid, so long as employees don’t work during that time.
Virginia	Employers are not required to give rest breaks.	Employees under the age of 16 are entitled to a 30-minute meal break if they work for 5 or more consecutive hours. Employees over the age of 16 are not guaranteed a meal break.	Federal Law states that all breaks lasting under 20 minutes are considered part of the workday and must be paid. Meal breaks lasting 30 minutes or longer can be unpaid, so long as employees don’t work during that time.
Washington D.C.	Employers are not required to give rest breaks.	Employers are not required to give meal breaks.	Federal Law states that all breaks lasting under 20 minutes are considered part of the workday and must be paid. Meal breaks lasting 30 minutes or longer can be unpaid, so long as employees don’t work during that time.
Washington	Employees who work for 4 consecutive hours are entitled to a 10-minute rest break. Whenever possible, the break should be granted sometime in the middle of the employee’s shift, rather than at the beginning or the end. It is also prohibited for employees to work more than 3 consecutive hours without being offered a rest break, and for employees under the age of 16 to work more than 2 hours without taking a break. Newspaper vendors, household attendants, agricultural laborers, and employees at sheltered workshops are exempt from break requirements. The state’s Director of Labor and Industries can also choose to grant other exemptions.	Employees who work more than 5 consecutive hours are entitled to a 30-minute meal break. The break must be granted sometime between two and five hours after the employee’s shift starts. Employees working 3 or more hours of overtime are also entitled to an additional half-hour break, and employees under the age of 16 cannot work more than 4 consecutive hours without being given an uninterrupted meal break (separate from their rest breaks). Newspaper vendors, household attendants, agricultural laborers, and employees at sheltered workshops are exempt. The state’s Director of Labor and Industries can also choose to grant other exemptions. Employees must be paid if they work during their meal break, or if they are required to remain at prescribed job site. Employees under 16 cannot work during meal breaks.	Federal Law states that all breaks lasting under 20 minutes are considered part of the workday and must be paid. Meal breaks lasting 30 minutes or longer can be unpaid, so long as employees don’t work during that time.
West Virginia	Employers are not required to give rest breaks.	Employees who work more than 6 consecutive hours are entitled to a 20-minute meal break. Employees under the age of 16 must be given a 30-minute break if they work for 5 or more hours.	Federal Law states that all breaks lasting under 20 minutes are considered part of the workday and must be paid. Meal breaks lasting 30 minutes or longer can be unpaid, so long as employees don’t work during that time.
Wisconsin	Employers are not required to give rest breaks.	Employees under the age of 18 are entitled to a 30-minute meal break if they work for 6 or more consecutive hours. Employees over the age of 18 are not guaranteed a meal break.	Federal Law states that all breaks lasting under 20 minutes are considered part of the workday and must be paid. Meal breaks lasting 30 minutes or longer can be unpaid, so long as employees don’t work during that time.
Wyoming	Employers are not required to give rest breaks.	Employers are not required to give meal breaks.	Federal Law states that all breaks lasting under 20 minutes are considered part of the workday and must be paid. Meal breaks lasting 30 minutes or longer can be unpaid, so long as employees don’t work during that time.
Guam	There are no rest break requirements.	Employees who work for 5 or more consecutive hours are entitled to a half-hour meal break, unless the workday will be over within 6 hours or less, and both the employee and the employer have agreed to waive the meal period. Domestic employees, employees within the fish industry, and agricultural workers are excluded (though agricultural workers are only excluded when there are fewer than ten people present at the job site). Working during a meal period is allowed if the nature of the work prevents relief from duty.	Federal Law states that all breaks lasting under 20 minutes are considered part of the workday and must be paid. Meal breaks lasting 30 minutes or longer can be unpaid, so long as employees don’t work during that time.
Puerto Rico	Employers are not required to give rest breaks.	Employees who are working for 5 or more consecutive hours are entitled to an hour-long meal break. The break must begin at least two hours after their shift started but before six hours have passed. Meal breaks can be waived if the employee is working for less than six hours. Employees are entitled to a second meal break if they are working for more than 10 hours in one day, though the second break can be waived if they’re working for less than 12 hours total and they already took a meal break earlier. Administrative employees, executives, public sector employees, travel agents, labor union officials, domestic service workers, and certain drivers are excluded.	Federal Law states that all breaks lasting under 20 minutes are considered part of the workday and must be paid. Meal breaks lasting 30 minutes or longer can be unpaid, so long as employees don’t work during that time.

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Analytical cookies are used to understand how visitors interact with the website. These cookies help provide information on metrics the number of visitors, bounce rate, traffic source, etc.

Cookie	Duration	Description
__hstc	6 months	Hubspot set this main cookie for tracking visitors. It contains the domain, initial timestamp (first visit), last timestamp (last visit), current timestamp (this visit), and session number (increments for each subsequent session).
_clck	1 year	Microsoft Clarity sets this cookie to retain the browser's Clarity User ID and settings exclusive to that website. This guarantees that actions taken during subsequent visits to the same website will be linked to the same user ID.
_clsk	1 day	Microsoft Clarity sets this cookie to store and consolidate a user's pageviews into a single session recording.
_fbp	3 months	Facebook sets this cookie to display advertisements when either on Facebook or on a digital platform powered by Facebook advertising after visiting the website.
_ga	1 year 1 month 4 days	Google Analytics sets this cookie to calculate visitor, session and campaign data and track site usage for the site's analytics report. The cookie stores information anonymously and assigns a randomly generated number to recognise unique visitors.
_ga_*	1 year 1 month 4 days	Google Analytics sets this cookie to store and count page views.
_gcl_au	3 months	Google Tag Manager sets the cookie to experiment advertisement efficiency of websites using their services.
_gid	1 day	Google Analytics sets this cookie to store information on how visitors use a website while also creating an analytics report of the website's performance. Some of the collected data includes the number of visitors, their source, and the pages they visit anonymously.
_hjFirstSeen	1 hour	Hotjar sets this cookie to identify a new user’s first session. It stores the true/false value, indicating whether it was the first time Hotjar saw this user.
_hjRecordingEnabled	session	Hotjar sets this cookie when a Recording starts and is read when the recording module is initialized, to see if the user is already in a recording in a particular session.
_hjSession_*	1 hour	Hotjar sets this cookie to ensure data from subsequent visits to the same site is attributed to the same user ID, which persists in the Hotjar User ID, which is unique to that site.
_hjSessionUser_*	1 year	Hotjar sets this cookie to ensure data from subsequent visits to the same site is attributed to the same user ID, which persists in the Hotjar User ID, which is unique to that site.
_hjTLDTest	session	To determine the most generic cookie path that has to be used instead of the page hostname, Hotjar sets the _hjTLDTest cookie to store different URL substring alternatives until it fails.
CLID	1 year	Microsoft Clarity set this cookie to store information about how visitors interact with the website. The cookie helps to provide an analysis report. The data collection includes the number of visitors, where they visit the website, and the pages visited.
hubspotutk	6 months	HubSpot sets this cookie to keep track of the visitors to the website. This cookie is passed to HubSpot on form submission and used when deduplicating contacts.
MR	7 days	This cookie, set by Bing, is used to collect user information for analytics purposes.
SM	session	Microsoft Clarity cookie set this cookie for synchronizing the MUID across Microsoft domains.

Advertisement

Advertisement cookies are used to provide visitors with relevant ads and marketing campaigns. These cookies track visitors across websites and collect information to provide customized ads.

Cookie	Duration	Description
ANONCHK	10 minutes	The ANONCHK cookie, set by Bing, is used to store a user's session ID and verify ads' clicks on the Bing search engine. The cookie helps in reporting and personalization as well.
fr	3 months	Facebook sets this cookie to show relevant advertisements by tracking user behaviour across the web, on sites with Facebook pixel or Facebook social plugin.
IDE	1 year 24 days	Google DoubleClick IDE cookies store information about how the user uses the website to present them with relevant ads according to the user profile.
MUID	1 year 24 days	Bing sets this cookie to recognise unique web browsers visiting Microsoft sites. This cookie is used for advertising, site analytics, and other operations.
NID	6 months	Google sets the cookie for advertising purposes; to limit the number of times the user sees an ad, to unwanted mute ads, and to measure the effectiveness of ads.
test_cookie	15 minutes	doubleclick.net sets this cookie to determine if the user's browser supports cookies.

Others

Other uncategorized cookies are those that are being analyzed and have not been classified into a category as yet.

Cookie	Duration	Description
_cfuvid	session	Description is currently not available.
_hjIncludedInSessionSample_862226	1 hour	Description is currently not available.
_lfa_test_cookie_stored	session	Description is currently not available.
SSESS223fec51dd27a56ba4862bf883f32fd4	session	Description is currently not available.