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Lunch breaks
Can your employer tell you where you can and
Cannot eat your lunch On your lunch break
Asked on April 21, 2019 under Employment Labor Law, California
Answers:
SJZ, Member, New York Bar / FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney
Answered 5 years ago | Contributor
The employer can tell you what areas of the workplace are suitable for eating or not, and can designate some areas for eating and say that no food is allowed in other areas. The employer controls the workplace and decides what may be done in which areas of it.
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