The DOL said meal breaks that are significantly reduced by travel time may still be noncompensable as long as they are long enough for employees to eat a meal (i.e., typically 30 minutes).
Updated to reflect the 2027 annual inflation adjustments to the minimum wages at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA) and Washington Dulles International Airport (IAD) and at Minneapolis-Saint Paul International Airport (MSP), effective January 1, 2027.