Oregon
What is the meal break rule for Oregon?
For Oregon, meal break rule is every employer shall provide to each employee, for each work period of not less than six or more than eight hours, a meal period of not less than 30 continuous minutes during which the employee is relieved of all duties; rest break rule is every employer shall provide to each employee, for each segment of four hours or major part thereof worked in a work period, a rest period of not less than ten continuous minutes during which the employee is relieved of all duties, without deduction from the employee’s pay; statute or regulation is OAR 839-020-0050, recorded from its source on 2026-09-02.
Except as otherwise provided in this rule, every employer shall provide to each employee, for each work period of not less than six or more than eight hours, a meal period of not less than 30 continuous minutes during which the employee is relieved of all duties.
— oregon.public.law, retrieved 2026-09-02
- State
- Oregon our reading
- Meal break rule
- every employer shall provide to each employee, for each work period of not less than six or more than eight hours, a meal period of not less than 30 continuous minutes during which the employee is relieved of all duties verified
- Rest break rule
- every employer shall provide to each employee, for each segment of four hours or major part thereof worked in a work period, a rest period of not less than ten continuous minutes during which the employee is relieved of all duties, without deduction from the employee’s pay verified
- Statute or regulation
- OAR 839-020-0050 our reading
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Meal break rule
Except as otherwise provided in this rule, every employer shall provide to each employee, for each work period of not less than six or more than eight hours, a meal period of not less than 30 continuous minutes during which the employee is relieved of all duties.
Rest break rule
Except as provided in subsection (b) of this section, every employer shall provide to each employee, for each segment of four hours or major part thereof worked in a work period, a rest period of not less than ten continuous minutes during which the employee is relieved of all duties, without deduction from the employee’s pay.
Statute or regulation
OAR 839-020-0050 Meal and Rest Periods
— all from oregon.public.law, retrieved 2026-09-02
Source
- oregon.public.lawhttps://oregon.public.law/rules/oar_839-020-0050