North Dakota
What is the meal break rule for North Dakota?
For North Dakota, meal break rule is A minimum thirty-minute meal period must be provided in each shift exceeding five hours when there are two or more employees on duty; statute or regulation is N.D. Admin. Code § 46-02-07-02(5), recorded from its source on 2026-09-02.
A minimum thirty-minute meal period must be provided in each shift exceeding five hours when there are two or more employees on duty. Employees may waive their right to a meal period upon agreement with the employer.
— ndlegis.gov, retrieved 2026-09-02
- State
- North Dakota our reading
- Meal break rule
- A minimum thirty-minute meal period must be provided in each shift exceeding five hours when there are two or more employees on duty verified
- Statute or regulation
- N.D. Admin. Code § 46-02-07-02(5) our reading
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Meal break rule
A minimum thirty-minute meal period must be provided in each shift exceeding five hours when there are two or more employees on duty. Employees may waive their right to a meal period upon agreement with the employer. Employees do not have to be paid for meal periods if they are completely relieved of their duties and the meal period is ordinarily thirty minutes in length.
Statute or regulation
46-02-07-02. Standards that apply.
— all from ndlegis.gov, retrieved 2026-09-02
Source
- ndlegis.govhttps://www.ndlegis.gov/information/acdata/pdf/46-02-07.pdf