Under federal law, breaks of less than 20 minutes must be paid. If you are given a lunch break, it is not considered to be a part of your work time. This means that if you are given an hour lunch break and take it, it will not be included in your total hours worked for the week and will not have to be compensated.

Does working 9 to 5 include lunch?

Most places consider 9-5 to be 8 hours (lunch and coffee breaks count towards the total). If we accept this convention, your workers are technically there for 9 hours a day for 4 days and 4 hours on Friday.

Does lunch count in 8 hour work day?

Under California law, non-exempt employees are entitled to one unpaid 30-minute meal break, and two paid 10-minute rest breaks, during a typical 8-hour shift. Employees must receive their off-duty meal breaks before the end of the fifth hour of work.