State law requires that employees must be provided a thirty (30) minute unpaid meal or rest period if scheduled six (6) consecutive hours, except in workplace environments that by their nature of business provides for ample opportunity to rest or take an appropriate break. An example would be a person employed in the food/beverage, daycare or security guard industry.
Tennessee Department of Labor and Workforce Development/Workplace Regulations and Compliance/Wage and Break Complaints
My employer refuses to give breaks or says that he only has to provide one 15 minute break during our shift. Is this legal?
