Nevada Meal Break Requirements
activeNevada requires employers to provide a 30-minute meal break to employees who work a continuous period of 8 or more hours. The meal break should be provided at a reasonable time during the shift. If the nature of the work prevents the employee from being completely relieved of all duties, the on-duty meal period must be paid.
Applicability
Requirements
- Meal Period
- Trigger Hours
- 8
- Duration Minutes
- 30
- Continuous Work
- Yes
- Duty Free
- Yes
- Description
- A 30-minute meal break must be provided to employees who work 8 or more continuous hours. The employee should be completely relieved of duties during the break.
- On Duty Meal
- Allowed
- Yes
- Conditions
- Permitted only when the nature of the work prevents the employee from being completely relieved of all duties during the meal period.
- Paid
- Yes
- Description
- If the employee cannot be relieved of duties due to the nature of the work, the meal period must be paid as hours worked.
Penalties
Employers who fail to provide required meal breaks may face enforcement action by the Nevada Labor Commissioner, including fines and orders to comply.
Statute of limitations: 2 years
Notes
Nevada's meal break requirement is triggered at 8 continuous hours, which is a higher threshold than many states (California requires a meal break by the 5th hour, for example). The continuous work requirement means that scheduled breaks during the shift may reset the clock for purposes of this provision.