As mandated by the New York State Department of Labor, covered employers must submit this form to the New York State Department of Labor to request permission to provide employees a meal period of less than 30 minutes.
Washington employers that employ minor employees under age 18 and seek to inform the minor employees and their supervisors about legally required meal and rest breaks and to demonstrate compliance with Washington law should consider including this model policy statement in their handbook.
Washington employers seeking to encourage and demonstrate compliance with the state's meal and rest break requirements should consider including this model policy statement in their handbook.
Minnesota employers seeking to encourage and demonstrate compliance with the state's meal and rest break requirements should consider including this model policy statement in their handbook.
Employers with five or more employees that do business within Rhode Island should consider including this statement in their handbook to promote and demonstrate compliance with Rhode Island's meal breaks law.
Connecticut employers seeking to inform employees and their supervisors about legally required meal breaks and to demonstrate compliance with the law should consider including this model policy statement in their handbook.