FOLIO Ontology

A meal break violation claim is a legal action initiated by an employee against their employer for not complying with the legal requirement to provide a duty-free meal break of a certain duration during the workday. The claim typically arises when an employer either denies or interrupts the meal break, does not provide the break in accordance with applicable labor laws, or requires the employee to perform work duties during the meal break. In some cases, employers may also be liable for meal break violations if they do not compensate employees for certain types of work performed during meal breaks.