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My secretary often eats at her desk over the lunch hour in order to cover the phones. Does her lunch hour count toward the forty hour work week because shes answering the phone?

April 26, 2017cover Desk eats hour lunch phones Secretary

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My secretary often eats at her desk over the lunch hour in order to cover the phones. Does her lunch hour count toward the forty hour work week because shes answering the phone?

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Yes. Because this secretary is performing her job duties during the hour designated as her lunch hour, she is entitled to count that hour toward the forty hour work week.