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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.

Kansas employers are not required to provide meal breaks. If an employer who is not covered by the federal Fair Labor Standards Act chooses to provide meal breaks, you are entitled to be paid for your break unless it lasts 30 minutes or more. 

Kansas law does not require employers to provide rest breaks. If your employer chooses to let employees take rest breaks, it must pay you for breaks that last for 20 minutes or less.


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