Taking Breaks: Unfair or Illegal?

Taking Breaks

My employer does not allow me regular scheduled breaks. – Unfair, but not illegal. Unless you are a minor, your employer does not, by law, have to provide you with any break times.

My employer won’t let me take a break to nurse my baby. – Illegal. Under federal healthcare laws, employers must give breastfeeding mothers a break to nurse their baby.

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