While Pennsylvania labor laws about breaks do not require employers to give breaks to adults, but children must be given appropriate breaks. Any person age 14 to 17 who works five or more consecutive hours must be given a minimum of a 30 minute meal break according to PA labor laws about breaks. This meal break may be paid or unpaid.
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Pennsylvania law requires that minors ages 14 to 17 must be given a meal or rest period of at least 30 minutes if they have worked five hours or more continuously. Although Pennsylvania does not have a lunch and break law for those persons 18 and over, there are applicable federal rules for Pennsylvania residents.
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In Pennsylvania, the labor laws require employers to give appropriate breaks to minors. Workers between the ages of 14 and 17 who work 5+ hours in a row must receive a 30-minute meal break. The employer can decide whether or not this 30-minute meal break is paid or not. Rest breaks for minors that last less than 20 minutes must be paid.
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In Pennsylvania, only employers of seasonal farmworkers are required to provide breaks. These employers must give employees a 30-minute break after five hours of work, during which employees must be relieved of all duties. This time may be unpaid. All other Pennsylvania employers have no obligation to provide either meal or rest breaks.
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In addition, both Pennsylvania and federal labor law require all companies allow at least unpaid breaks for employees who are breast-feeding, as needed. Children ages 14 to 19 working five hours or more at once have special protections when it comes to breaks. These employees get, by law, at minimum a 30-minute meal break.
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Pennsylvania labor laws require employers to provide a thirty (30) minute break period to employees ages fourteen (14) through seventeen (17) who work five (5) or more consecutive hours. PA Statute 43-40.3 (a) Employers are not required to provide breaks to employees eighteen (18) and over. PA Dept. of Labor: Wage and Hour FAQs.
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The current Pennsylvania state minimum wage is identical to the federal minimum wage of $7.25 an hour. Employees can file a complaint regarding salary and overtime issues under the Pennsylvania Minimum Wage Act of 1968. If you need help with Pennsylvania labor laws, you can post your legal need on UpCounsel's marketplace.
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While some states have labor regulations requiring that employees be allowed one or more workday rest periods, the Pennsylvania government has no such regulations. Therefore, in Pennsylvania, any breaks or rest periods are provided to employees at the discretion of the employer. Get a Pennsylvania all-in-one labor law poster
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Laws and Regulations. The Department of Labor & Industry administers and monitors regulations that touch the daily lives of Pennsylvanians in a variety of ways. For example: The Bureau of Workers’ Compensation (BWC) administers laws assuring that workers are insured against job-related injury, illness, or death.
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Employees in PA between the ages of 14 and 17 must receive a 30-minute break for every five consecutive hours worked. “Tipped” Employees in PA According to Pennsylvania law, employers are permitted to apply tips against the state minimum wage for “tipped” workers, like waiters, waitresses and bartenders.
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Pennsylvania law generally does not require employees be given breaks or meals. However, the law requires minors ages 14 through 17 years of age to be given break periods of at least 30 minutes when they work five or more hours. Seasonal farm workers in PA also must be given a 30 minute meal period after five straight hours of work.
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Under Penn law: Pennsylvania employers are required to provide break periods of at least 30 minutes for minors ages 14 through 17 who work five or more consecutive hours. Employers are not required to give breaks for employees 18 and over. If your employer allows breaks, and they last less than 20 minutes, you must be paid for the break.
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Only seasonal farm workers are entitled to a break under Pennsylvania state law. After five hours of working, farm hands are required to be given a 30-minute break. During this time, the employees cannot be asked to perform any work duties whatsoever. This break may be …
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PA law does not require that you receive any breaks at all. This includes meal breaks; you are mistaken if you believe that a 30 minute meal break is required by law. As far as either Federal or state law is concerned, you are not entitled to any breaks at all in a …
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1 Guide to Pennsylvania Labor Laws About Breaks. If you are an employee in Pennsylvania, you may want to know more about PA labor laws about breaks. ... 2 Meal Periods. Many states require that employees be given a meal period at some point during their shift if they work a certain number of hours. 3 Rest Breaks. ... 4 Breastfeeding Breaks. ...
Breaks for Minors. While Pennsylvania labor laws about breaks do not require employers to give breaks to adults, but children must be given appropriate breaks. Any person age 14 to 17 who works five or more consecutive hours must be given a minimum of a 30 minute meal break according to PA labor laws about breaks.
Lunch and Break Law Regulations in Pennsylvania (PA) While Federal Law does not mandate specific breaks or meal periods, it does give guidance as to whether or not an employee should be paid during these times. Short breaks are usually 20 minutes or less, and should be counted as hours worked.
Even if your employer does not otherwise permit breaks, the federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) as well as Pennsylvania labor laws about breaks require that employers provide employees with reasonable bathroom breaks as needed.