§ 28-3-14. Maximum continuous employment without mealtime.
All employees are entitled to a twenty-minute (20) mealtime within a six-hour (6) work shift, and a thirty-minute (30) mealtime with an eight-hour (8) work shift. An employer shall not be required to compensate an employee for this mealtime. The provisions of this section shall not apply to: (a) An employer of healthcare facilities licensed in accordance with chapter 17 of title 23; or (b) An employer who employs less than three (3) people on any shift at the worksite.
History of Section.P.L. 2006, ch. 606, § 1.
Structure Rhode Island General Laws
Title 28 - Labor and Labor Relations
Chapter 28-3 - Employment of Children
Section 28-3-1. - Places and times where employment of children prohibited.
Section 28-3-2. - Production of certificate of age on demand by compliance inspector.
Section 28-3-3. - Issuance of limited permits for work by children.
Section 28-3-3.1. - Work experience program.
Section 28-3-3.2. - Revocation or suspension of permit.
Section 28-3-3.3. - Manufacturing and industrial pre-apprenticeship and internships.
Section 28-3-4. - Return of permit on termination of employment.
Section 28-3-5. - Proof of age for employment certificate.
Section 28-3-6. - Certificates and permits kept by employer.
Section 28-3-7. - Cancellation of erroneously issued certificates.
Section 28-3-8. - Employment subject to provisions.
Section 28-3-9. - Employment of minors in hazardous places or occupations.
Section 28-3-9.1. - Employment of minors as adult entertainment performers prohibited.
Section 28-3-10. - Declaration of places or occupations as hazardous for minors.
Section 28-3-11. - Hours of work for children.
Section 28-3-11.1. - [Repealed.]
Section 28-3-12. - Posting of hours and wage rates.
Section 28-3-13. - [Repealed.]
Section 28-3-14. - Maximum continuous employment without mealtime.
Section 28-3-15. - Penalty for violation of provisions of this chapter.
Section 28-3-16, 28-3-17. - [Repealed.]
Section 28-3-18. - Enforcement of provisions — Prosecution of violations.
Section 28-3-19. - Posting of copies of law.
Section 28-3-20. - Penalty for violations generally.