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stuartroelke OP t1_iryu3kp wrote

Reply to comment by geffe71 in Getting Paid Lunches in MA by stuartroelke

This is the part that bothers me. I’m of the opinion that dedicating 8.5 hours to work—regardless of how that time is spent—should be fully compensated. That extra half hour would also qualify for overtime if lunches were paid, so employers would probably shift back to the standard “9 to 5” model.

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Beck316 t1_irywimf wrote

Then you have jobs that schedule you for 8 hrs, take the lunch out so you're paid for 7.5 and if you're called in to work a couple hrs on the weekend the OT pay only kicks in if your shift was longer that 2.5 hrs.

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