Rhode Island
What is the meal break rule for Rhode Island?
For Rhode Island, meal break rule is All employees are entitled to a twenty-minute (20) mealtime within a six-hour (6) work shift, and a thirty-minute (30) mealtime with an eight-hour (8) work shift; statute or regulation is R.I. Gen. Laws § 28-3-14, recorded from its source on 2026-09-02.
All employees are entitled to a twenty-minute (20) mealtime within a six-hour (6) work shift, and a thirty-minute (30) mealtime with an eight-hour (8) work shift. An employer shall not be required to compensate an employee for this mealtime.
— webserver.rilegislature.gov, retrieved 2026-09-02
- State
- Rhode Island our reading
- Meal break rule
- All employees are entitled to a twenty-minute (20) mealtime within a six-hour (6) work shift, and a thirty-minute (30) mealtime with an eight-hour (8) work shift verified
- Statute or regulation
- R.I. Gen. Laws § 28-3-14 our reading
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Meal break rule
All employees are entitled to a twenty-minute (20) mealtime within a six-hour (6) work shift, and a thirty-minute (30) mealtime with an eight-hour (8) work shift. An employer shall not be required to compensate an employee for this mealtime.
Statute or regulation
§ 28-3-14. Maximum continuous employment without mealtime.
— all from webserver.rilegislature.gov, retrieved 2026-09-02
Source
- webserver.rilegislature.govhttps://webserver.rilegislature.gov/Statutes/TITLE28/28-3/28-3-14.htm