Believe it or not, employers in many states have no legal obligation to give their employees any breaks during the work day. The federal Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) does not require employers to provide any breaks, and many states follow the same rule. Other states require employers to provide rest breaks, meal breaks, or both.
A small number of states require employers to provide paid rest breaks during the work day.
Nevada employers must give employees who work at least eight consecutive hours an unpaid meal break lasting 30 minutes. However, employers don't have to comply with this law if:
- they have only one employee, or
- they are granted an exemption by the Nevada Labor Commissioner, based on evidence that business necessity precludes them from providing breaks.
In Nevada, you are entitled to take a ten-minute rest break, with pay, for every four hours (or major fraction of four hours) you work. Your employer must allow you to take your break in the middle of that work period, if practicable. If you work for less than three and a half hours total, you aren't entitled to a rest break.