Not sure how this stacks up againt the PCM concerning WI, but we don't get "formal" breaks other than 30 min lunch in MWK 101, and never have. A second lunch after 12 would be nice when I put in the rare long night on O/B dock.
Here's how WI law reads from the State Dept. of Workforce Development website:
Meal Periods
Employers are not required to provide meal periods to adult employees, but it is recommended in the law that employers provide 30 minutes or more for a meal period. However, employers must provide meal periods to all employees under age 18.
Meal periods provided to minors must be at least 30 minutes in length, and reasonably close to the usual meal times of 6:00 a.m., 12 noon, 6 p.m. and 12 midnight, or near the middle of the shift.
No minor may be employed for more than 6 consecutive hours without a meal period.
Employers must pay all employees for “on duty” meal periods. An “on duty” meal period is one where the worker is not provided at least 30 minutes free from work, or where the worker is not free to leave the employer’s premises.
Employers also are not allowed to require that meals be accepted as part of the worker’s wages.
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Rest Periods/Coffee Breaks
State law does not require that brief rest periods, or coffee breaks, be provided to employees. Such matters are to be determined between the employer and the employee directly.
Rest periods or breaks of less than 30 consecutive minutes each shift are considered work time, and employers may not deduct from a worker’s wages for them.