An employer may not require an employee to work more than 5 consecutive hours without granting him a 1/2 hour lunch or eating period, except if it is feasible for the employee to eat during the performance of his work, and the employer permits him to do so.
N.H. Rev. Stat. Ann. § 275:30-a
Lunch or Eating Period
Applied in 1 court decision — leading case In re Fedex Ground Package System, Inc., Employment Practices Litigation (2012)
Most recently applied in In re Fedex Ground Package System, Inc., Employment Practices Litigation (April 2012)
Source. 1975, 298:1, eff
Official source: New Hampshire General Court. Reproduced from public-domain New Hampshire statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.