Kentucky
What is the meal break rule for Kentucky?
For Kentucky, meal break rule is Employers, except those subject to the Federal Railway Labor Act, shall grant their employees a reasonable period for lunch, and such time shall be as close to the middle of the employee's scheduled work shift as possible; rest break rule is No employer shall require any employee to work without a rest period of at least ten (10) minutes during each four (4) hours worked; statute or regulation is KRS 337.355 (lunch period); KRS 337.365 (rest periods), recorded from its source on 2026-09-02.
Employers, except those subject to the Federal Railway Labor Act, shall grant their employees a reasonable period for lunch, and such time shall be as close to the middle of the employee's scheduled work shift as possible.
— apps.legislature.ky.gov, retrieved 2026-09-02
- State
- Kentucky our reading
- Meal break rule
- Employers, except those subject to the Federal Railway Labor Act, shall grant their employees a reasonable period for lunch, and such time shall be as close to the middle of the employee's scheduled work shift as possible verified
- Rest break rule
- No employer shall require any employee to work without a rest period of at least ten (10) minutes during each four (4) hours worked verified
- Statute or regulation
- KRS 337.355 (lunch period); KRS 337.365 (rest periods) our reading
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Meal break rule
Employers, except those subject to the Federal Railway Labor Act, shall grant their employees a reasonable period for lunch, and such time shall be as close to the middle of the employee's scheduled work shift as possible. In no case shall an employee be required to take a lunch period sooner than three (3) hours after his work shift commences, nor more than five (5) hours from the time his work shift commences.
Rest break rule
No employer shall require any employee to work without a rest period of at least ten (10) minutes during each four (4) hours worked, except those employees who are under the Federal Railway Labor Act. This shall be in addition to the regularly scheduled lunch period.
Statute or regulation
337.355 Lunch period requirements.
— all from apps.legislature.ky.gov, retrieved 2026-09-02
Sources
- apps.legislature.ky.govhttps://apps.legislature.ky.gov/law/statutes/statute.aspx?id=32077
- apps.legislature.ky.govhttps://apps.legislature.ky.gov/law/statutes/statute.aspx?id=49845