Can an employee use their lunch hour to make up time or shorten the work day?
Under New York State Labor Law, it is the responsibility of the supervisor to provide at least a 30-minute lunch break for all full-time employees. A full-time employee cannot work during their lunch break or forgo a lunch break and use it to shorten their work day. An employee should not work more than five consecutive hours without at least a 30-minute meal break. SEE the applicable collective bargaining agreement for contractual language regarding meal breaks.
