Help Wanted: Hourly issues
Photo credit: iStock | State law requires lunch breaks within certain hours -- even in workplaces with flexible hours.
Carrie Mason-Draffen
Carrie Mason-Draffen Mason-Draffen, a business reporter, writes a column about workplace issues.
DEAR CARRIE: Our employees have flexible start and end times for their workdays. They can begin between 8 and 9 a.m. and end their day between 5 and 6 p.m. Their hourlong lunch break is also flexible. Most employees go to lunch between noon and 2 p.m., which puts us in compliance with labor law regarding the timing of meal breaks. But one employee periodically chooses to work for most of the day...
