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Under this provision, employers must provide employees with a meal period of not less than thirty (30) minutes for any work period that exceeds five (5) hours

The five-hour threshold under Wage Order 12 derives from California Labor Code Section 512, subdivision (a), which provides that "[a]n employer shall not employ an employee for a work period of more than five hours per day without providing the employee with a meal period of not less than 30 minutes

On such extended shooting days, the second meal period obligation is triggered, and AMA must provide a second duty-free meal period of at least thirty (30) minutes

The first meal period must commence no later than the end of the employee's fifth hour of work

the first meal period must begin no later than 12:00 p

The second meal period, where required, must commence no later than the end of the employee's tenth hour of work