Clean drinking water must be provided without charge. All employees are entitled to a 20 minute mealtime within a six hour work shift, and a 30 minute mealtime within an eight hour work shift. Even if your employer does not otherwise permit breaks, the federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) as well as Pennsylvania labor laws about breaks require that employers provide employees with reasonable bathroom breaks as needed. Not counted as time worked. The site is secure. Rules for construction trade employees may be superseded by a collective bargaining agreement covering such employees if the terms of the agreement specifically require meal periods and prescribe requirements concerning them. The Wage and Hour Division tries to ensure that the information on this page is accurate but individuals should consult the relevant state labor office for official information. Exempts employees in the wholesale baking industry who are subject to an Industrial Welfare Commission Wage Order and who are covered by a valid collective bargaining agreement that provides for a 35-hour workweek consisting of five 7-hour days, payment of 1 and times the regular rate of pay for time worked in excess of 7 hours per day, and a rest period of not less than 10 minutes every 2 hours. 30 minutes after 6 consecutive hours, except in cases of emergency. Zachcamy do zapoznania si z polityk przed wyraeniem zgody. No employee shall be required to work more than five consecutive hours without a meal period.