# West Virginia — 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 West Virginia, meal break rule is During the course of a workday of six or more hours, all employers shall make available for each of their employees, at least twenty minutes for meal breaks, at times reasonably designated by the employer; statute or regulation is W. Va. Code § 21-3-10a, recorded from its source on 2026-09-02.

- **State:** West Virginia _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_
- **Meal break rule:** During the course of a workday of six or more hours, all employers shall make available for each of their employees, at least twenty minutes for meal breaks, at times reasonably designated by the employer _(verified: appears in its own passage below)_
- **Statute or regulation:** W. Va. Code § 21-3-10a _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_

## What the source says

> During the course of a workday of six or more hours, all employers shall make available for each of their employees, at least twenty minutes for meal breaks, at times reasonably designated by the employer.

## 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

> During the course of a workday of six or more hours, all employers shall make available for each of their employees, at least twenty minutes for meal breaks, at times reasonably designated by the employer. This provision shall be required in all situations where employees are not afforded necessary breaks and/or permitted to eat lunch while working

### Statute or regulation

> §21-3-10a. Meal breaks.

## Source

- https://code.wvlegislature.gov/21-3-10A/

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