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Lunch out – paid or unpaid?
5 Jun 2023

Lunch out – paid or unpaid?

by Madeleine Ritterbusch | posted in: Job Doc Blog | 0

Question: A supervisory employee chooses takes an accounts payable representative to lunch at a local restaurant.  The supervisor pays for the lunch with the company credit card.  The supervisor calls it a “working lunch.”   My question — would the lunch … Continued

employment law, job doc blog, lunch break, Mass. law, work hours
Networking overload
6 Jun 2022

Networking overload

by Madeleine Ritterbusch | posted in: Job Doc Blog | 0

Q:  I just landed a great job, in part because I made a greater effort to network with friends and family.  I started my job about 2 weeks ago.   I am getting a lot of requests to meet others for … Continued

job doc blog, lunch break, networking, new employee, new job
Can I skip my 30-minute meal break?
26 Jul 2021

Can I skip my 30-minute meal break?

by Madeleine Ritterbusch | posted in: Job Doc Blog | 0

Q: I have a question. My new manager is requiring us to take a 30-minute meal break.  When we ask if we can skip it, he says, “It’s the law.” For years, we were allowed to work through our lunch … Continued

job doc blog, lunch break, Mass. law, meal breaks, new manager
Meal breaks in Massachusetts
25 May 2020

Meal breaks in Massachusetts

by Ethan Ritterbusch | posted in: Job Doc Blog | 0

Q: I am in a job, and I think I am eligible for paid overtime (at time and one-half) after I work forty hours.  I live and work in Massachusetts.  However, no one has mentioned lunch breaks.  How does this … Continued

employee rights, employment law, job doc blog, lunch break, Mass. law
Can I leave early instead of taking a lunch hour?
12 Aug 2019

Can I leave early instead of taking a lunch hour?

by Ethan Ritterbusch | posted in: Job Doc Blog | 0

Q:  I work part-time hours at a retail office south of Boston. I recently began caring for my granddaughter. I am hoping to leave at 2:30pm instead of 3:00pm so that I am able to meet her at their bus … Continued

employment law, job doc blog, lunch break, Mass. law, meal breaks
Meal breaks – can I leave early instead?
22 Apr 2019

Meal breaks – can I leave early instead?

by Ethan Ritterbusch | posted in: Job Doc Blog | 0

Q: I am a full-time employee.  I receive a 45-minute lunch break every day.  However, there are some days that I would like to work through my lunch break and leave early.  I know lunch breaks are required by law.  … Continued

employment law, job doc blog, lunch break, meal breaks
Is covering for another employee a true meal break?
26 Feb 2018

Is covering for another employee a true meal break?

by Zach Ritterbusch | posted in: Job Doc Blog | 0

Q: I work as a Marketing Coordinator for a small but growing marketing agency in Boston.  We often have clients stop by so we have a receptionist who comes in from 10am to 3pm.  When the receptionist takes her lunch … Continued

employment law, job doc blog, lunch break, Mass. law, meal breaks
Overwhelmed by Networking Requests
27 Oct 2014

Overwhelmed by Networking Requests

by Amy Ritterbusch | posted in: Job Doc Blog, Uncategorized | 0

Q: I just landed a great job, in part due to the help of friends and family members (aka networking as you call it). However, now that I have started working, everyone (including some I don’t even know) are asking … Continued

linkedin, lunch break, networking
Meal breaks for part-timers in Massachusetts
8 Sep 2014

Meal breaks for part-timers in Massachusetts

by Amy Ritterbusch | posted in: Job Doc Blog, Uncategorized | 0

Q: I am a part-time employee who works about 20 hours per week in an office. I work five days per week and I usually arrive at 10am and work until about 2:30pm. All of my colleagues leave for lunch … Continued

lunch break, meal breaks, PT
Job Doc blog – February 7, 2011 – Meal breaks
7 Feb 2011

Job Doc blog – February 7, 2011 – Meal breaks

by Patricia Hunt Sinacole | posted in: Uncategorized | 0

Meal breaks — what are the rules in Mass?

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