The states and territories that require breaks include:
- California (meal and rest breaks)
- Colorado (meal and rest breaks)
- Connecticut (meal breaks)
- Delaware (meal breaks)
- Illinois (meal and rest breaks)
- Kentucky (meal and rest breaks)
- Maine (meal breaks)
- Maryland (meal breaks)
- Massachusetts (meal breaks)
- Minnesota (meal and rest breaks)
- Nebraska (meal breaks)
- Nevada (meal and rest breaks)
- New Hampshire (meal breaks)
- New York (meal breaks)
- North Dakota (meal breaks)
- Oregon (meal and rest breaks)
- Rhode Island (meal breaks)
- Tennessee (meal breaks)
- Vermont (meal and rest breaks)
- Washington (meal and rest breaks)
- West Virginia (meal breaks)
- Guam (meal breaks)
- Puerto Rico (meal breaks)
Not paying employees for all time worked is a form of
wage theft that can lead to a wage and hour dispute with workers.