Extract to table

The configuration details of this rule — including when it was first implemented, whether an employee-facing exception or correction mechanism exists, and how exceptions are processed — are among the most important factual questions this investigation must address

To qualify as a bona fide meal period, the break must typically last at least 30 minutes, and the employee must be "completely relieved from duty for the purposes of eating regular meals

" The regulation emphasizes that the employee is not relieved if he or she "is required to perform any duties, whether active or inactive, while eating

However, such systems are lawful only to the extent that they accurately reflect reality: employees must in fact receive uninterrupted, duty-free breaks, and there must be a reasonable mechanism by which employees can report missed or interrupted breaks and receive a correction to their pay

Any exposure analysis must account for the specific minimum wage and tip credit in effect during each pay period within the relevant lookback

To lawfully claim a tip credit, the employer must satisfy several requirements