# Oregon — Meal and rest break requirements by US state — hours worked before a break is owed, its length, and whether it's paid, quoted from the state's own labor law

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.

- **State:** Oregon _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_
- **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: appears in its own passage below)_
- **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: appears in its own passage below)_
- **Statute or regulation:** OAR 839-020-0050 _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_

## What the source says

> 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.

## Where each value comes from

This source states these in separate places, so each value is shown with the passage that states it.

### 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

## Source

- https://oregon.public.law/rules/oar_839-020-0050

Last verified: 2026-09-02. Review by: 2027-09-02.
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