Nevada
What is the meal break rule for Nevada?
For Nevada, meal break rule is An employer shall not employ an employee for a continuous period of 8 hours without permitting the employee to have a meal period of at least one-half hour; rest break rule is The duration of the rest periods shall be based on the total hours worked daily at the rate of 10 minutes for each 4 hours or major fraction thereof; statute or regulation is NRS 608.019, recorded from its source on 2026-09-02.
An employer shall not employ an employee for a continuous period of 8 hours without permitting the employee to have a meal period of at least one-half hour. No period of less than 30 minutes interrupts a continuous period of work for the purposes of this subsection.
— leg.state.nv.us, retrieved 2026-09-02
- State
- Nevada our reading
- Meal break rule
- An employer shall not employ an employee for a continuous period of 8 hours without permitting the employee to have a meal period of at least one-half hour verified
- Rest break rule
- The duration of the rest periods shall be based on the total hours worked daily at the rate of 10 minutes for each 4 hours or major fraction thereof verified
- Statute or regulation
- NRS 608.019 our reading
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Meal break rule
An employer shall not employ an employee for a continuous period of 8 hours without permitting the employee to have a meal period of at least one-half hour. No period of less than 30 minutes interrupts a continuous period of work for the purposes of this subsection.
Rest break rule
Every employer shall authorize and permit all his or her employees to take rest periods, which, insofar as practicable, shall be in the middle of each work period. The duration of the rest periods shall be based on the total hours worked daily at the rate of 10 minutes for each 4 hours or major fraction thereof.
Statute or regulation
NRS 608.019 Periods for meals and rest.
— all from leg.state.nv.us, retrieved 2026-09-02
Source
- leg.state.nv.ushttps://www.leg.state.nv.us/nrs/nrs-608.html#NRS608Sec019