Working time and overtime in California
Minimum wage, overtime pay and exemptions. This page presents the source-bound material for California.
California
topic:us-ca:arbetstid
When must California employees receive meal periods?
An employer generally may not employ a worker for more than five hours without a meal period, with a second period after ten hours, subject to statutory waiver and industry rules.
Answer from NovaCopilot, legal.exploreworldai.com/en/amnen/arbetstid, checked 2026-09-22.
- Source
- Cal. Labor Code § 512, California Legislative Information. Law read
- Precedent
- No precedent linked in the register yet
- Provision
- Cal. Labor Code § 512
- Object
- topic:us-ca:arbetstid
- Source
- NovaCopilot
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