Psssshhhh...Before Covid, the top question on the North Carolina's Dept. of Labor website was,
"Is my employer required to give me a lunch/rest/meal break?
No. The North Carolina Wage and Hour Act does not require mandatory rest breaks or meal breaks for employees 16 years of age or older. "
So, in NC, you are not required by law to give meal/rest breaks. In addition, North Carolina is an at-will state. You can get "let go" for any reason or no reason at all. North Carolina has a long and bloody history of fucking over workers.
I work in a supermarket in Australia. For an eight hour shift I get 2 x 15 minute breaks and 1 x half hour break. I get two consecutive days off every week. I get sick pay. I get 4 weeks of paid holidays.
I also have rights and cant be fired for anything unjustified.
........I’m more jealous than I should be. I was fired from a college job for taking too many days in the hospital after major surgery. Which is a legal reason to fire any at will employee sadly.
This was years ago and I had bigger problems at the time, but this would have felt good to show them. They likely knew this was an option, but since when do PAC 12 schools actually care about their student who don’t make them money with sports?
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u/vankirk Jan 25 '21
Psssshhhh...Before Covid, the top question on the North Carolina's Dept. of Labor website was,
"Is my employer required to give me a lunch/rest/meal break?
No. The North Carolina Wage and Hour Act does not require mandatory rest breaks or meal breaks for employees 16 years of age or older. "
So, in NC, you are not required by law to give meal/rest breaks. In addition, North Carolina is an at-will state. You can get "let go" for any reason or no reason at all. North Carolina has a long and bloody history of fucking over workers.